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.

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.