noun
Medical term for a drug used to treat depression. Often used in compound words like 抗うつ薬 (antidepressant medication).
医者は彼に抗うつ薬を処方した。
The doctor prescribed him an antidepressant.
この抗うつ剤は副作用が少ないと言われている。
This antidepressant is said to have few side effects.
抗うつ薬 is the full term for 'antidepressant medication', while 抗うつ is a shorter form often used in compounds.
Compound of 抗 (anti-) and うつ (depression), a modern medical term.