Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression. In multiple sclerosis it is frequently used to treat painful paresthesias in the arms and legs (e.g., burning sensations, pins and needles, stabbing pains) caused by damage to the pain regulating pathways of the brain and spinal cord.
Definition of modern for English Language Learners. : 1  of or relating to the present time or the recent past : happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time. : 2  of or relating to the current or most recent period of a language. : 3  based on or using the newest information, methods, or technology.
Modernity as a topic in the humanities and social sciences is both a historical period, as well as the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in post-medieval Europe and have developed since, in various ways and at various times, around the world. While it includes a wide range of interrelated historical processes and cultural phenomena, it can also refer to the subjective or existential experience of the conditions they produce, and their ongoing impact