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Noun: MAOI
  1. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate
    - monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Derived forms: MAOIs

Type of: antidepressant, antidepressant drug

Encyclopedia: MAOI