hypomanic

Variant of hypomania

hypomania definition

hypo·ma·nia (hī′pō mā′nē ə, -mān′yə; hip′ō-)

noun

a mild form of mania, specif. of the manic phase of bipolar affective disorder

Etymology: hypo- + -mania

Related Forms:

  • hypomanic hy′po·man′ic (-man′ik) adjective

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