| EPO | eosinophil peroxidase; erythropoiesis; erythropoietin; evening primrose-oil; exclusive provider orga... |
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| PORT | Patient Outcome Research Team; postoperative respiratory therapy |
| PWS | port wine stain; Prader-Willi syndrome |
| DEA | Dual Energy Absorptiometry |
| DPA | Dual Photon Absorptiometry |
| dual personality | A mental disturbance in which a person assumes alternately two different identities without either personality being consciously aware of the other. See: multiple personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dual recognition hypothesis | An outmoded hypothesis that is known to be incorrect now that the structure of the T-cell receptor is known. The proposal was that viral (and some chemical) antigens were recognised in association with histocompatibility antigens by separate receptors on the T-cell. The generation of cytotoxic T-cells was by association with Class I MHC antigens, of T helper cells by association with Class II MHC antigens. See: altered self hypothesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dual relationships | Relationships in which a health service provider is concurrently participating in two or more role categories with a patient; such dual relationships may be benign (as when both are members of the same social group) or exploitive (a sexual relationship). (05 Mar 2000) |