SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR

Meaning of SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR in English

noun

: any of a class of antidepressants (as fluoxetine that inhibit the inactivation of serotonin by blocking its reuptake by presynaptic nerve cell endings — abbreviation SSRI

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SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR — noun Date: 1987 SSRI
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR — Date: 1987 : SSRI
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR — ➡ SSRI
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR — SSRI. A type of drug that is used to treat depression. SSRIs slow the process by which serotonin (a substance …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR — Function: noun Date: 1987 : SSRI
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN reuptake ▪ The other argument for prescribing serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been their reported …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELECTIVE — adj selective
Interlingua English vocab
SELECTIVE — nagpili
English-Visayan vocabulary
SEROTONIN — noun Etymology: sero- + tonic + 1-in Date: 1948 a phenolic amine neurotransmitter C 10 H 12 N 2 O …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELECTIVE — adjective Date: 1625 of, relating to, or characterized by selection ; selecting or tending to select, highly specific in activity …
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REUPTAKE — noun Date: 1968 the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a …
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INHIBITOR — noun Date: circa 1611 one that inhibits: as, an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical action, a substance …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEROTONIN — Chemical (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) derived from the amino acid tryptophan . It occurs in brain and intestinal tissue, platelets, and …
Английский словарь Британика
REUPTAKE — (ˈ)rēˌ noun Etymology: re- + uptake : the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a …
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SEROTONIN — ˌsirəˈtōnə̇n, -tän- noun ( -s ) Etymology: sero- + ton ic + -in; from its constrictive effect : a crystalline …
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SELECTIVE — sə̇ˈlektiv, -tēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Latin select us (past participle of seligere to select) + English -ive — more …
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INHIBITOR — noun or in·hib·it·er -bə̇d.ə(r), -bə̇tə- ( -s ) : one that inhibits: as a. (1) : a substance for reducing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — (a.) Selecting; tending to select.
Английский словарь Webster
INHIBITOR — (n.) That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.
Английский словарь Webster
SELECTIVE — ( a. ) Selecting; tending to select.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INHIBITOR — ( n. ) That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — /ser'euh toh"nin, sear'-/ , n. Biochem. a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — — selectively , adv. — selectiveness , n. /si lek"tiv/ , adj. 1. having the function or power of selecting; …
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INHIBITOR — /in hib"i teuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that inhibits. 2. Chem. a substance that decreases the rate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — n. essential hormone and neurotransmitter derived from the amino acid tryptophan, precursor of the hormone melatonin (Physiology)
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SELECTIVE — adj. choosy, picky, finicky; making a selection, choosing; pertaining to selection; highly specific in effect or action
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INHIBITOR — n. person or thing which inhibits, person or thing which restrains or holds back
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SEROTONIN — noun Etymology: sero- + ton ic + -in (I) Date: 1948 : a phenolic amine neurotransmitter C 10 H 12 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELECTIVE — adjective Date: 1625 1. : of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REUPTAKE — noun Date: 1968 : the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a nerve impulse across …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INHIBITOR — noun Date: circa 1611 : one that inhibits: as a. : an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELECTIVE — adj selecting; tending to select.
Webster English vocab
INHIBITOR — noun that which causes inhibitory action; ·esp., an inhibitory nerve.
Webster English vocab
SEROTONIN — [ ˌsɛrə'təʊnɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a compound present in blood platelets and serum, which constricts the blood vessels and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELECTIVE — ■ adjective 1》 relating to or involving selection. ↘tending to choose carefully. 2》 (of a process or agent) affecting some …
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REUPTAKE — ■ noun Physiology the absorption by a presynaptic nerve ending of a neurotransmitter that it has secreted.
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INHIBITOR — ■ noun 1》 a substance which slows down or prevents a chemical reaction or other process. 2》 Scots Law a …
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SEROTONIN — [se.ro.to.nin] n [sero- + tonic + [1]-in] (1948): a phenolic amine neurotransmitter that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is found …
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SELECTIVE — [se.lec.tive] adj (1625) 1: of, relating to, or characterized by selection: selecting or tending to select 2: highly specific in …
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INHIBITOR — [in.hib.i.tor] n (ca. 1611): one that inhibits; esp: an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical action
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEROTONIN — also called 5-hydroxytryptamine, a chemical substance that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEROTONIN — serotonin BrE AmE ˌsɪər ə ʊ ˈtəʊn ɪn ˌser-, § -ən AmE ˌsɪr ə ˈtoʊn ən ˌser-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — selective BrE AmE sə ˈlekt ɪv sɪ- ▷ selective|ly li ▷ selective|ness nəs nɪs
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INHIBITOR — inhibitor BrE AmE ɪn ˈhɪb ɪt ə § -ət- AmE -ət̬ ə r ▷ inhibitor|s z
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SEROTONIN — / ˌserəˈtəʊnɪn; NAmE -ˈtoʊn-/ noun [ U ] a chemical in the brain that affects how messages are sent from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — / sɪˈlektɪv; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] affecting or concerned with only a small number of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INHIBITOR — / ɪnˈhɪbɪtə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( chemistry ) a substance which delays or prevents a chemical reaction 2. ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — ser ‧ o ‧ to ‧ nin /ˌserəˈtəʊnɪn $ -ˈtoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELECTIVE — se ‧ lec ‧ tive AC /səˈlektɪv, sɪˈlektɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ selection , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEROTONIN — n. Biol. a compound present in blood serum, which constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter. [SERUM + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELECTIVE — adj. 1 using or characterized by selection. 2 able to select, esp. (of a radio receiver) able to respond to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEROTONIN — n. Biol. a compound present in blood serum, which constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter. [ SERUM …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — adj. 1 using or characterized by selection. 2 able to select, esp. (of a radio receiver) able to respond to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — n. Biol. a compound present in blood serum, which constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter. Etymology: SERUM …
Oxford English vocab
SELECTIVE — adj.1 using or characterized by selection. 2 able to select, esp. (of a radio receiver) able to respond to a …
Oxford English vocab
SEROTONIN — Serotonin is a chemical produced naturally in your brain that affects the way you feel, for example making you feel …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELECTIVE — 1. A selective process applies only to a few things or people. Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — Serotonin is a chemical produced naturally in your brain that affects the way you feel, for example making you feel …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELECTIVE — 1. A ~ process applies only to a few things or people. Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELECTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB highly ▪ It is inevitably highly selective , both in the Acts it covers …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELECTIVE — [adjective]Selective means intentionally choosing some things and not others.As a teacher she was very selective, accepting only a small number …
Cambridge English vocab
SEROTONIN — n. Chemical (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) derived from the amino acid tryptophan . It occurs in brain and intestinal tissue, platelets, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELECTIVE — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ highly ▪ increasingly ▪ necessarily ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INHIBITOR — chemical that interferes with a chemical reaction, such as precipitation.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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