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Carbon dioxide
Colourless gas formed in the tissues during metabolism.

Chronic fatigue syndrome
A condition characterised by extreme disabling fatigue.

Complementary medicine
Various systems of healing not considered part of orthodox treatment by the medical profession.

Corticosteroids
Any steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal cortex. When present in large amounts, corticosteroids act to reduce inflammation and suppress allergic reactions and immune system activity.

Cromogen
A brand name for the drug, Sodium Cromoglycate.

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