different between antidepressant vs fluvoxamine

antidepressant

English

Etymology

anti- +? depressant

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?s?nt

Noun

antidepressant (plural antidepressants)

  1. (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
    Antonym: depressogenic
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antidepressant

Translations

See also

  • fluoxetine
  • Prozac

Adjective

antidepressant (comparative more antidepressant, superlative most antidepressant)

  1. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.

Translations

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fluvoxamine

English

Etymology

Probably from flu(oro)- +? v(aleryl) +? ox(y)- +? amine.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /flu??v?k.s?m.i?n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /flu??v?k.s??mi?n/

Noun

fluvoxamine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.

Derived terms

  • fluvoxamine maleate

References

  • “fluvoxamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “fluvoxamine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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