cyclothymia

(sī′klō t̸hīmē ə, -klə-)

noun

an emotional condition characterized by alternate periods of elation and depression: considered by some to be a mild form of bipolar (affective) disorder

Origin: ModL < cyclo- + Gr thymos, spirit: see dull

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cy·clo·thy·mi·a

noun
A mild affective disorder characterized by alternating periods of elevated and depressed mood.

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