DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine — a fully licensed physician in the United States who has completed a four-year medical degree at an osteopathic medical school.
DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine — a fully licensed physician in the United States who has completed a four-year medical degree at an osteopathic medical school. DOs hold the same prescribing rights and can practice in all the same specialties as MDs, but their training includes an additional focus on the musculoskeletal system and a holistic view of patient care. In casual American medical slang and conversation, 'DO' is used just like 'MD' to refer to a qualified doctor.
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(US, medicine) Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine.
(British, medicine) Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine.
A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
(especially, North America) A form of scientific medicine whose present-day form scientifically and legally overlaps with non-osteopathic medical science and practice.
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(US) a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
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