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reuptake

reuptake noun: a second or subsequent uptake.

Noun

reuptake (countable and uncountable, plural reuptakes)

  1. (rare) A second or subsequent uptake.
  2. Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
    • The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN

Verb

reuptake (third-person singular simple present reuptakes, present participle reuptaking, simple past reuptook, past participle reuptaken)

  1. (transitive) To take up again; to reabsorb.

Forms of reuptake

Noun
pluralreuptakes
Verb
third-person singular presentreuptakes
present participlereuptaking
pastreuptook
past participlereuptaken

Origin of reuptake

From re- + uptake.

Words formed from reuptake

Phrases with reuptake

Questions about reuptake

What does reuptake mean?
Reuptake means a second or subsequent uptake.
What part of speech is reuptake?
Reuptake can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of reuptake?
The plural of reuptake is reuptakes.

Words near reuptake in the dictionary

  1. reuploading
  2. reuploads
  3. reupped
  4. reupping
  5. reups
  6. reuptake
  7. reuptaken
  8. reuptaker
  9. reuptakers
  10. reuptakes
  11. reuptaking

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