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manic-depressive (-dē presiv)

adjective

designating, of, or having a psychotic disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and mental depression

noun

a person who has this psychosis

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  • illness: Causes of the Illness Researchers have not identified a single cause of manic-depressive illness.
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