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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is the plural of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Meaning of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Noun

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (plural selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, abbreviation SSRI)

  1. Any of a class of drugs, such as fluoxetine or sertraline, that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system and are often used to treat certain mental illnesses, such as depression.
    • The literature on the dug treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents contains several controlled trials of tricyclic antidepressants, a few open trials of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and several studies of benzodiazepines including one controlled trial. Based...1999, Selby Jacobs, Traumatic Grief, Taylor & Francis (Brunner/Mazel), page 62

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What is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors the plural of?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is the plural of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

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