Definitions for "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor"
a class of antidepressant drugs effective in blocking the reabsorption of serotonin following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.
a drug designed to enhance the use of serotonin in the brain to improve the sending of nerve impulses in order to treat the symptoms of depression.
drug that inhibits recapture of serotonin by nerve cells.