reuptake

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ uptake.

Noun

reuptake (countable and uncountable, plural reuptakes)

1. (rare) A second or subsequent uptake.
2. (biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
   • 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

Derived terms

• reuptaker
• selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
• serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor

Translations

reabsorption of neurotransmitter by neuron

• Catalan: recaptació neuronal
• Danish: neuronale genoptagelse
• French: recaptage neuronal
• German: neuronale Wiederaufnahme
• Hungarian: visszavétel (hu)
• Italian: ricaptazione neuronale
• Portuguese: recaptação neuronal
• Spanish: recaptación neuronal, recaptación f
• Swedish: neuronal återupptag

Verb

reuptake (third-person singular simple present reuptakes, present participle reuptaking, simple past reuptook, past participle reuptaken)

1. (chiefly biochemistry, transitive) To take up again; to reabsorb.