AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE

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Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications

Synonyms:

amitriptyline; amitriptyline hydrochloride; Elavil

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("amitriptyline hydrochloride" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

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