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im⋅ip⋅ra⋅mine

  [i-mip-ruh-meen]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a tricyclic antidepressant, C19H24N2, used for the symptomatic relief of depression.
Origin:
1955–60; contr. and rearrangement of iminodibenzyl and aminopropyl, components of the chemical name
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i·mip·ra·mine   (ĭ-mĭp'rə-mēn')   
n.  A tricyclic compound, C19H24N2, used to treat depression and enuresis.

[imi(no) + pr(opyl) + amine.]
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Main Entry: imip·ra·mine
Pronunciation: im-'ip-r&-"mEn
Function: noun
: a tricyclic antidepressant drugC19H24N2 administered especially in the form of its hydrochloride —see TOFRANIL
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imipramine i·mip·ra·mine (ĭ-mĭp'rə-mēn')
n.
A tricyclic compound used to treat depression and enuresis.

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imipramine

synthetic drug used in the treatment of depression and enuresis (bed-wetting). Introduced into medicine in the 1960s, imipramine was the first tricyclic antidepressant, a class named for its three-ring molecular structure. Imipramine inhibits reuptake of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. It is usually administered orally but may be given by intramuscular injection. The drug has a wide variety of side effects, which include dryness of the mouth, blurred vision, constipation, difficulty in passing urine, and cardiovascular abnormalities

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