Noun: tricyclic trI'sI-klik
- 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
"Tricyclics were among the first antidepressants developed"; "The doctor prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant to treat the patient's depression"; "tricyclic antidepressant drugs were among the first antidepressants developed";
- tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug
Derived forms: tricyclics
Type of: antidepressant, antidepressant drug
Encyclopedia: Tricyclic