tetracyclic antidepressant


tet·ra·cy·clic an·ti·de·pres·sant

a class of antidepressants similar to the tricyclic antidepressants and also related to the phenothiazine antipsychotics.

tetracyclic antidepressant

(tĕt′rə-sī′klĭk, -sĭk′lĭk)n. Any of a class of antidepressants, such as maprotiline, whose chemical structure includes four benzene rings.

tetracyclic antidepressant

Any of a class of antidepressant agents whose chemical structure has four fused rings. These drugs block the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve endings. See also: antidepressant