TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricyclic antidepressant drug mean? 

• TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG (noun)
  The noun TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG has 1 sense:

1. an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain

  Familiarity information: TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug

Hypernyms ("tricyclic antidepressant drug" is a kind of...):

antidepressant; antidepressant drug (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tricyclic antidepressant drug"):

amitriptyline; amitriptyline hydrochloride; Elavil (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)

clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug)

desipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system)

Adapin; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Sinequan (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances))

Imavate; imipramine; impramine hydrochloride; Tofranil (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression)

nortriptyline; Pamelor (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs)

protriptyline (tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression)

Surmontil; trimipramine (tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia)