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Tricyclic Antidepressant

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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Variants

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tricyclic
plural
Tricyclic Antidepressants
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Tricyclic Antidepressant's
pluralpossessive
Tricyclic Antidepressants'