cyclothymic

cyclothymic
cy·clo·thy·mic -'thī-mik adj relating to, having, or being a mood disorder characterized by alternating short episodes of depression and hypomania in a form less severe than that of bipolar disorder compare CYCLOID
cyclothymic n a cyclothymic individual

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cy·clo·thy·mic (si″klo-thiґmik) pertaining to or characterized by cyclothymic disorder.

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