Pro·zac (pr  z k ) A trademark used for the drug fluoxetine hydrochloride. |
Prozac [ˈprəʊzæk]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology)™ fluoxetine; a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used as an antidepressant
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| Noun | 1. |  Prozac - 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 brainselective-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 |
Translations
Prozac® [ˈprəʊzæk] N → Prozac ® m
Prozac® [ˈprəʊzæk] n → Prozac® m
Prozac®
n → Prozac® nt
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