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Lysergic acid diethylamide
Better known as LSD. (LSD is the abbreviation for the German name for the drug: Lysergsaure-Diathylamid.) See: LSD
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- Illness, chronic An illness that has persisted for a long period of time. It is a continuing disease process
- Syndrome, Waardenburg See Waardenburg syndrome
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- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
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