(antidepressant)
31Tricyclic 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… …
32Bicyclic antidepressant — Bicyclic antidepressants are a class of antidepressant drugs. They are named after the drugs molecular structure, which contains two rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic and tricyclic antidepressants). The term bicyclic antidepressant is of lesser …
33Tetracyclic antidepressant — There are also several chemically unrelated tetracyclic antibiotics based on Tetracycline. A tetracyclic antidepressant is an antidepressant drug from the tetracyclic drug group.The name tetracyclic is derived from the drug s molecular structure… …
34tricyclic 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:… …
35Tricyclic 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… …
36nontricyclic antidepressant — noun a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO • Syn: ↑nontricyclic, ↑nontricyclic drug, ↑nontricyclic antidepressant drug • Hypernyms: ↑antidepressant, ↑antidepressant drug • …
37nontricyclic antidepressant drug — noun a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO • Syn: ↑nontricyclic, ↑nontricyclic drug, ↑nontricyclic antidepressant • Hypernyms: ↑antidepressant, ↑antidepressant drug • …
38tricyclic 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:… …
39tricyclic 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 …
40Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant — Nassa redirects here. For the sea snail genus, see Nassa (gastropod). Chemical structure of the tetracyclic antidepressant mirtazapine Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NaSSAs) are a class of psychiatric drugs used… …
