cyclothymic

Variant of cyclothymia

cyclothymia definition

cy·clo·thy·mia (sī′klō t̸hī′mē 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

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

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