| DNA, nongenetic | Through the marvellous medium of the Internet, we have discovered that DNA need not refer to deoxyribonucleic acid. Specifically, in an e-mail entitled A day in the life of a specialist registrar from Glascow, Scotland we read that in gynaecology outpatient clinic, the specialist registrar (resident in the U.S.) at 12:10 Sorted out the DNA's (did not attends). We in the U. S. Might say the no-show when a patient does not present for his/her appointment. (12 Dec 1998) |
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