uptake

noun up·take \ˈəp-ˌtāk\

: the process by which something is taken in by the body, a plant, etc.

: the ability to learn new things, to understand what is happening or being said, etc.

Full Definition of UPTAKE

: understanding, comprehension <quick on the uptake>

: a flue leading upward

: an act or instance of absorbing and incorporating especially into a living organism, tissue, or cell <oxygen uptake>

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Origin of UPTAKE

Scots uptake to understand

First Known Use: 1816

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Medical Dictionary

uptake

noun up·take \ˈəp-ˌtāk\

Medical Definition of UPTAKE

: an act or instance of absorbing and incorporating something especially into a living organism, tissue, or cell <oxygen uptake> <thyroid function should be determined by radioiodine uptake studies—Journal of the American Medical Association>