borderline personality disorder
noun
psychiatry
a mental condition on the dividing line between a psychiatric disorder and normality characterized by impulsiveness, extreme mood swings, and often aggressiveness
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bordetella
Medical definitions for borderline personality disorder
borderline personality disorder
[ bôr′dər-līn′ ]
n.
A personality disorder marked by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.