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nounthe process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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"they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"nouna process of taking up or using up or consumingtype of:
Definition that contains uptake
- transformation (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
- prozac 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
- zoloft a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
- paxil a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)
- tricyclic an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
- ssri an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
- sertraline a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
- brain edema swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
- tricyclic antidepressant drug an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
- fluoxetine hydrocholoride 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