MAOI vs monoamine oxidase inhibitor

MAOI and monoamine oxidase inhibitor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
MAOI	Yes	No	No	No
monoamine oxidase inhibitor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, MAOI and monoamine oxidase inhibitor are synonyms defined as:

MAOI and monoamine oxidase inhibitor: any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate

MAOI (noun)	monoamine 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	any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate