"mood stabiliser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mood stabilisers [plural], mood stabilizer [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mood stabiliser (plural mood stabilisers)
  1. (pharmacology) Drug that stabilises mood; used often in bipolar disorder. Translations (drug that stabilises mood): 情緒穩定劑 /情绪稳定剂 (Chinese Mandarin), mielialan tasaaja (Finnish)

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