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antidepressant vs MAOI

MAOI vs antidepressant

antidepressant and MAOI both are nouns.

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

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