What does "venlafaxine" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "venlafaxine"?

Pronounced //ˌvɛn.ləˈfækˌsiːn//.

Venlafaxine

//ˌvɛn.ləˈfækˌsiːn// noun

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Noun

1
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. countable, uncountable

Example

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"There's something about fall that I love, or maybe it's the fact that my venlafaxine got upped."

Etymology

Probably from venla- (of unknown origin) + ph(enyl) + -ax- (“alteration of (cycloh)exa(ne)”) + (am)ine.

Related phrases

venlafaxine hydrochloride

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