monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Noun monoamine oxidase inhibitor has 1 sense

• monoamine oxidase inhibitor(n = noun.artifact) maoi - any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate;
is a kind of antidepressant, antidepressant drug
has particulars: iproclozide, isocarboxazid, marplan, nardil, phenelzine, tranylcypromine