Why Doctors work is called PRACTICE ?

Answer 1

A definition of practice is "to be professionally involved in". So there's no stretching of the word or anything. Its just a different definition than the commonly used "to perform work repetitively so as to become proficient."

Answer 2

Not only doctors use that word practice for their profession. But also accountants, lawyers, architects, engineers. It's just my two cents worth---because while in school, they learn all the theories, and when they work, they get to apply, or practice the theories that they learned.

Answer 3

If you have a GP like mine you would know everything he does is just practice,if smoking drinking and eating red meat is not the cause he as a problem.

Answer 4

It is derived from Latin and Greek "praxis", meaning practical application or exercise of a branch of learning.

That seems entirely appropriate and accurate.

Answer 5

docs and legal specialists practice what they be attentive to. "practice" in this sense has a distinctive definition than practice to verify something. practice for a occupation ability putting into result what you be attentive to; that is this sense of practice interior the cliche "practice what you pontificate".

Answer 6

it doesn't mean they are practicing like practicing baseball before a game, it means they do it for a living.

Answer 7

Why is a shop called a shop?? its just the name of the place in which they work, thats all. No specific reason why.

Answer 8

It is because they do not know what they are doing half the time and they learn on the job a great deal - you know the score; "try these pills for a week and if you are no better come back and see me again"

Answer 9

Because they 'practice' medicine

Answer 10

Cause they like to practice on their patients