Definition

A medication used to treat certain mental health conditions, particularly schizophrenia, belonging to a class of drugs known as phenothiazines.

Example

The doctor prescribed trifluoperazine to help manage the patient's symptoms of schizophrenia.

Conversation

Have you heard of trifluoperazine?

Yeah, isn't it an antipsychotic medication?

Exactly! I've read that it's used for treating some mental health conditions.

That's interesting. I wonder how it compares to other medications.

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Root Explanation

Trifluoperazine is formed from "tri-" (meaning three), "fluor" (from Latin "fluor", meaning to flow, referring to the presence of fluorine), and "perazine" (a derivative of the chemical structure related to phenothiazine, which is a compound used in antipsychotic medications). The word describes a chemical compound that contains three fluorine atoms and is related to the phenothiazine class of drugs.

Memory Tip

Think of 'three' ('tri-') fluorine atoms in this chemical compound, which helps you remember that trifluoperazine is a medication with a specific chemical structure.

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