Conditions

PD

Parkinson’s disease — or peritoneal dialysis

On a neurology chart, Parkinson’s disease; on a renal chart, peritoneal dialysis. Two unrelated meanings, settled by context.

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Tested as a context item and, for each meaning, as a recognition item.

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