venlafaxine
A drug that functions as an SNRI and is used in the form of its hydrochloride…A drug that functions as an SNRI and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₂₇NO₂·HCl especially to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Effexor.
» He needed to taper off venlafaxine.
Er musste Venlafaxin allmählich absetzen.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A drug that functions as an SNRI and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₂₇NO₂·HCl especially to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Effexor.
Examples
3 sentencesHe needed to taper off venlafaxine.
deEr musste Venlafaxin allmählich absetzen. — Yorwba
I don't really know anything about the pharmacology of venlafaxine.
There's something about fall that I love, or maybe it's the fact that my venlafaxine got upped.
Origin
Probably from venla- (of unknown origin) + ph(enyl) + -ax- (“alteration of (cycloh)exa(ne)Probably from venla- (of unknown origin) + ph(enyl) + -ax- (“alteration of (cycloh)exa(ne)”) + (am)ine.
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Forms
plural: venlafaxines| Singular | venlafaxine |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable