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cy⋅clo⋅thy⋅mi⋅a

  [sahy-kluh-thahy-mee-uh, sik-luh-]
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–noun Psychiatry.
a mild bipolar disorder characterized by instability of mood and a tendency to swing between mild euphorias and depressions.
Origin:
1920–25; cyclo- + -thymia

Related forms:
cy⋅clo⋅thy⋅mic, adjective
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cy·clo·thy·mi·a   (sī'klə-thī'mē-ə)   
n.  A mild affective disorder characterized by alternating periods of elevated and depressed mood.
cy'clo·thy'mic (-mĭk) adj. & n.
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Main Entry: cy·clo·thy·mia
Pronunciation: "sI-kl&-'thI-mE-&
Function: noun
: a cyclothymic affective disorder

Main Entry: 1cy·clo·thy·mic
Pronunciation: -'thI-mik
Function: adjective
: relating to, having, or being an affectivedisorder characterized by the alternation of depressed moods with elevated, expansive, or irritable moods without psychotic features (as hallucinations or delusions) —compare CYCLOID

Main Entry: 2cyclothymic
Function: noun
: a cyclothymic individual
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cyclothymia cy·clo·thy·mi·a (sī'klə-thī'mē-ə)
n.
A mild affective disorder characterized by alternating periods of elation and depression.

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