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Polle syndrome
The Munchhausen syndrome by proxy. Polle was the fictional Baron Munchausen's only child and died at a year of age
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- Cannabinoid A chemical compound in cannabis. or marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol is one of the cannabinoids
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- Oncogene 1. A gene that played a normal role in the cell as a proto-oncogene and that has been altered by mutation and…
- Prostaglandin E2 One of the prostaglandins, a group of hormone-like substances that participate in a wide range of body…
- Vascular dementia A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise…
- T lymphocyte, cytotoxic See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte