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(em′ā′ō′)

noun

an enzyme that deaminates monoamines: it destroys excessive amounts of many biologically active monoamines, as serotonin, epinephrine, or histamine

Origin: m(ono)a(mine) o(xidase)

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abbreviation

monoamine oxidase

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