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DictionarySeeantidepressanttetracyclic antidepressant
tet·ra·cy·clic an·ti·de·pres·santa 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 antidepressantAny 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 |