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Ponce de Leon Syndrome |
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Ponce de Leon Syndrome Gerontology A popular term for the delusion that the hands of time can be stayed by a potion (e.g., anti-ageing cream), procedure (e.g., facelift), purchase (e.g., red Ferrari), or other method Quackery Long a staple of sci-fi novelists, Ponce de Leon syndrome refers to various manoeuvres that have been tried—none successfully—to preserve a person’s body at the time of death with naive applications of cryonics, anticoagulants, etc., so that the bodies can be brought back to life once medical science has developed the necessary technology Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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