English Explanatory Dictionary

reuptake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A second or subsequent uptake.
  2. Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
verb
  1. To take up again; to reabsorb.

Word forms

reuptake reuptakes reuptaking reuptook reuptaken

Etymology

From re- + uptake.

Derived words

reuptaker selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
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