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SELECTIVE-SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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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))

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