- tricyclic antidepressant
- A type of drug used to treat depression.
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Tricyclic antidepressant — Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCAs) are a class of antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic antidepressant). Example… … Wikipedia
Tricyclic antidepressant — One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some forms of anxiety, fibromyalgia, and the control of chronic pain. Tricyclic refers to the presence of three rings in the chemical… … Medical dictionary
tricyclic antidepressant — noun 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 • Syn: ↑tricyclic, ↑tricyclic antidepressant drug • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
tricyclic antidepressant drug — noun 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 • Syn: ↑tricyclic, ↑tricyclic antidepressant • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
tricyclic antidepressant — noun Date: 1966 any of a group of antidepressant drugs (as imipramine and amitriptyline) that contain three fused benzene rings, potentiate the action of catecholamines (as norepinephrine and serotonin) by inhibiting their uptake by nerve endings … New Collegiate Dictionary
tricyclic antidepressant — see antidepressant … The new mediacal dictionary
tricyclic antidepressant — /traɪˌsaɪklɪk ˌæntidəˈprɛsənt/ (say truy.suyklik .anteeduh presuhnt) noun an antidepressant which has three rings in its chemical structure …
Antidepressant — Fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI The chemical structure of … Wikipedia
antidepressant — /an tee di pres euhnt, an tuy /, Pharm. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects. n. 2. Also called energizer, psychic energizer. any such… … Universalium
antidepressant — 1. Counteracting depression. 2. An agent used in treating depression. tetracyclic a. a class of antidepressants similar to the tricyclic antidepressants and also related to the phenothiazine antipsychotics; e.g., maprotiline. triazolopyridine a.… … Medical dictionary
