TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT


Meaning of TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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, and do not inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase — called also tricyclic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.