monoamine oxidase inhibitor
1monoamine-oxidase inhibitor — noun One of a class of drugs that allow the build up of serotonin in the brain, used to treat severe depression (abbrev MAOI) • • • Main Entry: ↑monoamine …
2Monoamine oxidase inhibitor — One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression. Abbreviated MAOI. * * * monoamine oxidase inhibitor n any of various antidepressant drugs which increase the concentration of monoamines in the brain by inhibiting the action of… …
3Monoamine oxidase inhibitor — MAOI redirects here. For the Easter Island statues, see Moai. Monoamine oxidase Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are a class of antidepressant drugs prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating… …
4monoamine oxidase inhibitor — noun Medicine any of a group of antidepressant drugs which inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase (so allowing accumulation of serotonin and noradrenaline in the brain) …
5monoamine oxidase inhibitor — noun any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate • Syn: ↑MAOI • Hypernyms: ↑antidepressant, ↑antidepressant drug • Hyponyms: ↑iproclozide, ↑isocarboxazid,… …
6monoamine oxidase inhibitor — Pharm. any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbr.: MAOI Also called MAO inhibitor. [1960 65] * * * …
7monoamine oxidase inhibitor — mon′oamine′ ox′idase inhib itor n. pha any of various substances that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters and that are used to treat depression Abbr.: MAOI • Etymology: 1960–65 …
8Monoamine oxidase — MAO redirects here. For other uses, see Mao (disambiguation). Monoamine oxidase Identifiers EC number 1.4.3.4 CAS number …
9Monoamine oxidase B — PDB rendering based on 1gos …
10monoamine oxidase — SYN: amine oxidase (flavin containing). * * * monoamine oxidase n an enzyme that deaminates monoamines oxidatively and that functions in the nervous system by breaking down monoamine neurotransmitters * * * (MAO) an enzyme that catalyses the… …
