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Antidepressant
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antidepressant /an·ti·de·pres·sant/ (an?te-) (an?ti-de-pres´ant) preventing or relieving depression; also, an agent that so acts.
tricyclic antidepressant  any of a class of drugs with particular tricyclic structure and potentiating catecholamine action; used for the treatment of depression.
an·ti·de·pres·sant (nt-d-prsnt, nt-)
n.
A drug used to prevent or treat clinical depression.
anti·de·pressant, anti·de·pressive (-prsv) adj.
Antidepressant
A medication used to relieve the symptoms of clinical depression.
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antidepressant,
n/adj a substance that can alleviate depression.
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