reuptake — ozdic

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noun

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A second or subsequent uptake.

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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.

verb

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To take up again; to reabsorb.

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noun — a process of using up or consuming again

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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 neurot

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