antidepressant

(ant″i-dē-pres-ănt )

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[ anti- + depressant ]

1. Preventing, curing, or alleviating mental depression.
2. An agent or therapy that acts to prevent, cure, or alleviate mental depression.
SYN: SEE: psychostimulant

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