Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor

1 sense of monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Sense 1
monoamine oxidase inhibitor, MAOI -- (any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate)
       => antidepressant, antidepressant drug -- (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)