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desipramine

[ duh-zip-ruh-meen, dez-uh-pram-in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a tricyclic antidepressant, C 18 H 22 N 2 , used for symptomatic relief in a variety of depressive states.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of desipramine1

Shortening of desmethylimipramine, contracted from the chemical name

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