English noun: tricyclic |
1. | tricyclic (artifact) 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 |
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| Synonyms | tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug |
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| Broader (hypernym) | antidepressant, antidepressant drug |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Adapin, amitriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, Elavil, Imavate, imipramine, impramine hydrochloride, nortriptyline, Pamelor, protriptyline, Sinequan, Surmontil, Tofranil, trimipramine |
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