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Meadow syndrome
After Dr. Roy Meadow, the pediatrician who coined the term Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
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- Hormone, antidiuretic (ADH) A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
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