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nontricyclic drug

nontricyclic drug

8.4
A medicine for depression that is not tricyclic and does not block monoamine oxidase
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈtraɪsɪkl drʌg/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medicamento no tricíclico
  • The doctor prescribed a nontricyclic drug to treat her depression due to fewer side effects.

Examples

  • Many patients respond well to nontricyclic drugs when traditional antidepressants are not tolerated.

  • Some nontricyclic drugs are preferred in cases where tricyclic drugs could interact with other medications.

  • A nontricyclic drug is often prescribed for depression.

  • Many patients prefer nontricyclic drugs over older medications.

  • The doctor prescribed a nontricyclic drug to help manage her depression symptoms.

  • Many patients respond positively to nontricyclic drugs because they typically have fewer side effects.

  • In some cases, nontricyclic drugs are chosen to avoid interactions with other treatments.

Synonyms

nontricyclic antidepressant drug
vsnontricyclic drug
  • Specialized
7.4

A medicine for depression that is not a tricyclic and works in a different way from some older drugs

is the alternative phrasing but means the same thing
nontricyclic antidepressant
vsnontricyclic drug
  • Specialized
7.1

A medicine for depression that is not a tricyclic drug

is the same meaning but uses a different noun form
nontricyclic
vsnontricyclic drug
  • Specialized
9.8

A medicine that treats depression but is not a tricyclic antidepressant

is the full technical expression rather than the short label

Surface Forms

nontricyclic drug singular
nontricyclic drugs plural

Morphology

nontricyclic + drug

The compound is a straightforward composition of the negator 'non-' + 'tricyclic' and the noun 'drug', so its meaning — a drug that is not tricyclic — is directly derivable from the parts. Negation plus noun compounding is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, making the expression predictable to learners who know the constituent words.

Etymology

Nontricyclic drug comes from the parts tri meaning three and cyclic meaning ring, so it literally says 'not three-ring'. It refers to an antidepressant that does not have that three-ring shape and so works in different ways from tricyclic drugs.