monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Noun

Meaning

any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

MAOI

Hypernyms

antidepressant antidepressant drug

Hyponyms

isocarboxazid phenelzine iproclozide Nardil tranylcypromine Marplan

Close letter words and terms

monoamine monoamine neurotransmitter monoamine oxidase monoamine oxidase inhibitors monoamine oxydase monoaminergic