SSRI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does SSRI mean? 

• SSRI (noun)
  The noun SSRI has 1 sense:

1. an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain

  Familiarity information: SSRI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SSRI (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI

Hypernyms ("SSRI" 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 "SSRI"):

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))

 Context examples 

The mesylate salt form of paroxetine, a phenylpiperidine derivative and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) with antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.

(Paroxetine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

As a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), escitalopram blocks the reuptake of serotonin by neurons in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby potentiating CNS serotonergic activity.

(Escitalopram Oxalate, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of antidepressant agent and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

(Fluvoxamine, NCI Dictionary)

The hydrochloride salt form of paroxetine, a phenylpiperidine derivative and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) with antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.

(Paroxetine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

OCD is also treated with medicines known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, such as Prozac.

(Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, University of Cambridge)

It is a type of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

(Paroxetine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

It belongs to the family of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

(Escitalopram, NCI Dictionary)

The group next determined where 2 SSRIs, citalopram (CeleXA) and paroxetine (Paxil), take hold of the transporter.

(Serotonin transporter structure revealed, NIH)

Also called: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs, Tricyclic antidepressants

(Antidepressants, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

It belongs to the families of drugs called antidepressant agents and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

(Celexa, NCI Dictionary)