Noun: 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
"tricyclic antidepressant drugs were among the first antidepressants developed";
- tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant
Derived forms: tricyclic antidepressant drugs
Type of: antidepressant, antidepressant drug
Encyclopedia: Tricyclic antidepressant drug