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PAROXETIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paroxetime mean? 

PAROXETIME (noun)
  The noun PAROXETIME has 1 sense:

1. a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)play

  Familiarity information: PAROXETIME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAROXETIME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

paroxetime; Paxil

Hypernyms ("paroxetime" is a kind of...):

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)


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