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triazolopyridine antidepressant

triazolopyridine antidepressant definition - medical

tri·az·o·lo·pyr·i·dine antidepressant (trī-ăzˌə-lō-pĭrˈĭ-dēnˌ, -āˌzə-, -ə-zōˌlō-)

noun
Any of a class of antidepressants, such as trazodone, structurally and pharmacologically unrelated to other antidepressants, whose clinical effectiveness is similar to that of tricyclic antidepressants but with fewer anticholinergic side effects.

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