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desipramine

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de⋅si⋅pra⋅mine

[duh-zip-ruh-meen, dez-uh-pram-in]
–noun Pharmacology.
a tricyclic antidepressant, C18H22N2, used for symptomatic relief in a variety of depressive states.

Origin:
shortening of desmethylimipramine, contracted from the chemical name
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de·sip·ra·mine   (dĭ-zĭp'rə-mēn, děz'ə-prām'ĭn)   
n.  A tricyclic antidepressant, C18H22N2, used in the treatment of psychological depression.

[desmethyl (des- variant of de- + methyl) + (im)ipramine.]
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Main Entry: de·si·pra·mine
Pronunciation: "dez-&-'pram-&n, d&-'zip-r&-"mEn
Function: noun
: a tricyclic antidepressantC18H22N2 administered in the form of its hydrochloride especially in the treatment of endogenous depressions (as a bipolar disorder) —see NORPRAMIN, PERTOFRANE
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desipramine de·sip·ra·mine (dĭ-zĭp'rə-mēn, děz'ə-prām'ĭn)
n.
A tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of psychological depression.

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