Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

D.O.

Spanish translation:

Médico Osteópata

Added to glossary by Adriana Torres
May 31, 2003 04:16
20 yrs ago
English term

XXX, D.O.

English to Spanish Law/Patents
There appears the name of the certifier, in this case an assistant medical examiner.

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Médico Osteópata

D.O. = Médico Osteópata

Básicamente son médicos generales, hacen lo mismo que un "M.D." y no únicamente en lo referente a los huesos.

Tengo un amigo que es D.O.
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XXX, doctor de medicina

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Note added at 2003-05-31 04:29:59 (GMT)
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In the US there are MD\'s (medical doctors) and DO (Doctors of Osteopathy). Both are medical doctors, surgeons, etc. As a matter of fact, at Michigan State University they have both types of medical schools, and they study together their first three years before they split up (for philosophical reasons).

90% of the physicians in the US are MD\'s, and they have 89% of the patients. The other 10% of physicians are DO\'s and they have the remaining 11% of the patients.

The main difference is DO\'s, in addition to surgical intervention, medication, etc., also incororate manipulation, nutrition (MD\'s do not have one course in nutrition), etc.
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