citalopram

(sī-tălˈō-prămˌ)

noun

A drug of the SSRI class that is used primarily to treat depression.

Origin:

Origin: citalo- (from rearrangement of (ph)t(h)al(ene)c(arbon)i(trile), one of its constituents)

Origin: + -pram, antidepressant suff. (pr(opyl) + am(ine))

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