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amitriptyline
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am·i·trip·tyl·ine  (m-trpt-ln)
n.
A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C20H23N.
[Perhaps ami(no)- + alteration of trypt(ophan) + -yl + -ine.]
amitriptyline [ˌæmɪˈtrɪptɪˌliːn -lɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N
[from amino + tryptamine + methyl + -ine2]
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Noun1.amitriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effectsamitriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil
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
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