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Definition of "desipramine" [desipramine]

  • A tricyclic antidepressant, C18H22N2, used in the treatment of psychological depression. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "desipramine" in a sentence
  • "A recent clinical trial found that one antidepressant, called desipramine Norpramin, and lidocaine -- used either alone or together -- appeared no better than inactive placebo pills and ointments."
  • "Tricyclic antidepressants, such as desipramine, are inexpensive, work as well as more expensive antidepressants, and are a mainstay of treatment."
  • ""In people, the cortisol level is corrected by drugs such as desipramine, and so it is in our mice."