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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An oral antidepressant thought to inhibit neuronal uptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the central nervous system. It is structurally unrelated to other antidepressants.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of venlafexine : venla-, of unknown origin + -fexine, antidepressant suff. (from shortening and alteration of ph(enylcycloh)ex(anepropylam)ine).]

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