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Noun: manic depression
  1. A mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
    - bipolar disorder, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis

Derived forms: manic depressions

Type of: affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder

Encyclopedia: Manic depression