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

  • noun Any of a class of drugs that act as agonists of serotonin, result in cranial vasoconstriction, and are used for the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine headaches.

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  • noun Any of a family of tryptamine-based drugs used as abortive medication in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.

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

[From -triptan (as in sumatriptan).]

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