desipramine

desipramine
/deuh zip"reuh meen', dez'euh pram"in/, n. Pharm.
a tricyclic antidepressant, C18H22N2, used for symptomatic relief in a variety of depressive states.
[shortening of desmethylimipramine, contracted from the chemical name]

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