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Manic depression Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Manic depression has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression

2

A psychiatric diagnostic category, now called bipolar disorder, characterised by mood swings between great energy (manic) and clinical depression.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
affective disorder
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cyclothymia
Rhyming Words
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