WordCmp.com

MAOI vs antidepressant drug

antidepressant drug vs MAOI

MAOI and antidepressant drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
MAOI Yes No No No
antidepressant drug Yes No No No
As nouns, antidepressant drug is a hypernym of MAOI; that is, antidepressant drug is a word with a broader meaning than MAOI:
  • 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 drug: any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
Other hypernyms of MAOI include antidepressant.
MAOI (noun) antidepressant drug (noun)
any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
Difference between MAOI and antidepressant drug

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.