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Record 1 2013-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A drug, supplement, nutraceutical and functional food that purportedly improves mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Substance susceptible d'améliorer la performance cérébrale ou le rendement intellectuel.

OBS

Catégorie fourre-tout [...] qui comprend autant les médicaments sur ordonnance, comme les médicaments associés à l'alzheimer, ou les drogues, que des produits en vente libre comme le ginkgo biloba ou la lécithine.

Spanish

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