nontricyclic antidepressant
- noun
- /nɒnˈtraɪsɪklɪk ˌæntiˈdɪprɛsənt/
- Specialized
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antidepresivo no tricíclico
- Your doctor may prescribe a nontricyclic antidepressant if you experience side effects from other types of antidepressants.
Examples
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Some patients respond better to a nontricyclic antidepressant than to a traditional tricyclic medication.
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Switching to a nontricyclic antidepressant can reduce drowsiness for some individuals.
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A nontricyclic antidepressant can help with depression.
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Many doctors prescribe nontricyclic antidepressants for anxiety.
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Some patients respond better to a nontricyclic antidepressant than to a traditional tricyclic medication.
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Switching to a nontricyclic antidepressant can reduce drowsiness for some individuals.
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Your doctor may prescribe a nontricyclic antidepressant if you experience side effects from other types of antidepressants.
Synonyms
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A medicine that treats depression by changing chemicals in the brain
A medicine that treats depression but is not a tricyclic antidepressant
A medicine for depression that is not tricyclic and does not block monoamine oxidase
A medicine for depression that is not a tricyclic and works in a different way from some older drugs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is fully compositional: 'nontricyclic' negates the subtype 'tricyclic' and 'antidepressant' denotes a medication for depression, so together they mean 'an antidepressant that is not tricyclic.' Although somewhat technical, the negation prefix and constituent meanings make the overall sense directly derivable for learners who know the parts.
Etymology
The noun nontricyclic antidepressant literally means an antidepressant that is non, or not, tricyclic, so it does not have the 'three-ring' chemical shape. That's why the term groups drugs that work in a different way and often have different side effects.