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manic-depressive illness

noun

bipolar disorder.

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Nearby words

  1. maniacal,
  2. manic,
  3. manic depression,
  4. manic disorder,
  5. manic-depressive,
  6. manichaean,
  7. manichaeism,
  8. manichaeus,
  9. manichean,
  10. manichee
Also called man·ic-de·pres·sion.
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Medicine definitions for manic-depressive illness

manic-depressive illness

n.

bipolar disorder
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Science definitions for manic-depressive illness

manic-depressive illness

[ măn′ĭk-dĭ-prĕs′ĭv ]

See bipolar disorder.
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Culture definitions for manic-depressive illness

manic-depressive illness

See bipolar disorder.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.