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Noun: tricyclic  trI'sI-klik
  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
    - tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug

Derived forms: tricyclics

Type of: antidepressant, antidepressant drug

Encyclopedia: Tricyclic

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