amitriptyline (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *amitriptyline*:
NOUN	artifact	amitriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil	a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects

English > *amitriptyline*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications.
Synonyms	amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil
Broader	tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug	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
Spanish	amitriptilina
Catalan	amitriptilina

HyperDic: amitriptyline