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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)
- tricyclic antidepressant 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
- selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
- fluoxetine 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