manic-depressive psychosis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

manic-depressive psychosis
    n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
         depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression},
         {manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

manic-depressive psychosis \manic-depressive psychosis\ n.
   (Med.),
   A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of
   mania and depression.

   Syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive
        illness.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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