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SARAFEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarafem mean? 

SARAFEM (noun)
  The noun SARAFEM has 1 sense:

1. 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 brainplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SARAFEM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fluoxetine; fluoxetine hydrocholoride; Prozac; Sarafem

Hypernyms ("Sarafem" is a kind of...):

selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)


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