English > antidepressant drug: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects. |
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| Synonym | antidepressant |
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| Narrower | maleate | A salt or ester of maleic acid |
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| monoamine oxidase inhibitor, MAOI | Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate |
| nefazodone, Serzone | An antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) |
| nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug | A class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO |
| reboxetine, Edronax | An antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine |
| selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI | An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain |
| 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 |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | antidepresivo |
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| Catalan | antidepressiu |
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