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manic-depressive
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manic-depressive /man·ic-de·pres·sive/ (man″ik-de-pres´iv) alternating between attacks of mania and depression, as in bipolar disorders.
manic-depressive
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by bipolar disorder.
n.
A person who is afflicted with bipolar disorder.
manic-depressive 
marked by alternating periods of mania and depression.
m.-d. disorders former name for the bipolar disorders.
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