cheese syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypertensive crisis caused by the ingestion of foods high in tyramine (such as some cheeses) while the monoamine metabolism is compromised by the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

Word forms

cheese syndrome
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