TRICYCLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricyclic mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICYCLIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug

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

antidepressant; antidepressant drug (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tricyclic"):

amitriptyline; amitriptyline hydrochloride; Elavil (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)

clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug)

desipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system)

Adapin; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Sinequan (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances))

Imavate; imipramine; impramine hydrochloride; Tofranil (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression)

nortriptyline; Pamelor (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs)

protriptyline (tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression)

Surmontil; trimipramine (tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia)

 Context examples 

A derivative of dibenzocycloheptadiene and a tricyclic antidepressant.

(Amitriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)

The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems.

(Antidepressant Agent, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is a type of tricyclic antidepressant.

(Aventyl, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic tricyclic derivative of carboxamide with antineoplastic properties.

(Lonafarnib, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic tricyclic amine with antiviral, antiparkinsonian, and antihyperalgesic activities.

(Amantadine, NCI Thesaurus)

A tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxazepine class.

(Amoxapine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of desipramine, a secondary amine tricyclic antidepressant (TCA).

(Desipramine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An active metabolite of imipramine, a tertiary amine and a synthetic tricyclic derivative of the antidepressant.

(Desipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic tricyclic derivative, antidepressant Imipramine enhances monoamine neurotransmission in certain areas of the brain.

(Imipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

A tricyclic antidepressant agent used for short-term treatment of various forms of depression.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)