PAXIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paxil mean? 

• PAXIL (noun)
  The noun PAXIL has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAXIL (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 ("Paxil" 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)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

The group next determined where 2 SSRIs, citalopram (CeleXA) and paroxetine (Paxil), take hold of the transporter.

(Serotonin transporter structure revealed, NIH)

Also called Paxil.

(Paroxetine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)