an·ti·de·pres·sant ( n t -d -pr s  nt, nt -)n. A drug used to prevent or treat clinical depression. an ti·de·pressant, anti·de·pressive (-prsv) n. |
antidepressant [ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) any of a class of drugs used to alleviate depression
adj
(Medicine / Pharmacology) of or relating to this class of drugs
| antidepressant (nt-d-prsnt, nt-) A drug used to prevent or treat depression. |
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| Noun | 1. |  antidepressant - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effectsmedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease MAOI, monoamine oxidase inhibitor - 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 antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug, nontricyclic drug - a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO Edronax, reboxetine - 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 maleate - a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation |
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