reuptake

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Definitions

noun

A second or subsequent uptake
Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse

verb

To take up again; to reabsorb.

Related words

Synonyms

re-uptake reabsorption norepinephrine serotonin reacquisition reaccumulation retransfusion retransduction reinjection resecretion reexposure reexcitation reovulation repullulation reimpaction reprocessing

Associated

sertraline inhibitor fluoxetine dopamine antidepressant tramadol prozac antihistamine sert anticholinergic

Rhymes

c uptake cd uptake ne uptake p uptake rb uptake si uptake urea uptake

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