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SELECTIVE-SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
Synonyms:
selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor" is a kind of...):
antidepressant; antidepressant drug (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor"):
fluoxetine; fluoxetine hydrocholoride; Prozac; Sarafem (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain)
paroxetime; Paxil (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil))
sertraline; Zoloft (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft))