manic-depressive psychosis

Noun
Synonyms: bipolar disordermanic depressionmanic depressive illness

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Noun (1)

  1. a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depressionSynonyms: bipolar disordermanic depressionmanic depressive illnessType of affective disorder, major affective disorderKinds cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

manic-depressive psychosis noun

Medicine, A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression. Syn. — bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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