2007-03-25 05:52:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Leader and teacher, from Sanskrit DEK, truth. Like OrthoDOCS, straight truth.
I notice that you didn't ask about PHYSICIAN, with which the word os commonly confused. PHYSICS is from the Greek for BIOLOGY, of all things.
Most people -- including most doctors -- naively no longer see the enormous potential for true good but are so invested in the cheap cures --drugs and such-- that they no longer seek root --true -- causes. Unless the problem is addressed at the root there will always be unacceptable side effects, nevermind missed learning opportunities, and a whole lot of money and politics and ... I smell horses!
If I teach you to fish, you don't need me to feed you. If I show you simple alignment with truth, you don't need my prescriptions, or a payment plan.
I hope you found this helpful. I hope it raised many more questions, too.
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MAL
2007-03-25 10:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by laportama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors make people healthier. When people get sick, doctors figure out why. They give people medicine and other kinds of treatment. They also give advice about diet, exercise, and sleep.
Doctors use science to figure out what is making people sick. Doctors examine people, listen to them describe their health problems, and do tests to see what is wrong.
There are many kinds of doctors. Family and general practitioners are often the first doctors that people go to when they get sick. These doctors treat common problems. They also send patients to other doctors, called specialists. Specialists are experts in different types of health problems.
For example, internists focus on problems with internal organs. Pediatricians care for children and babies. Surgeons perform operations, like fixing broken bones or transplanting organs.
Most doctors are doctors of medicine (M.D.). They treat all kinds of diseases and injuries. Some doctors are doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.). They focus on muscles and bones.
Many doctors work long hours, at all times of day and night. Over one-third of physicians worked more than 60 hours a week in 2004. But doctors who work in small offices often have more time off. Doctors sometimes have to rush to the hospital to deal with emergencies.
Becoming a doctor requires more training than most other jobs. It usually takes at least 11 years to become a doctor: 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 3 years working in a hospital. For some specialties, doctors may have to work in a hospital for up to 8 years before they are trained.
To become a doctor, you should study biology, chemistry, physics, math, and English. It is not easy to get into medical school. You have to do very well in college and on medical school entrance tests.
Students spend most of the first 2 years of medical school in labs and classrooms. They take lots of science courses. They also learn to ask patients the right questions and how to examine them. They learn how to tell what sickness a patient has. In the last 2 years, students work with patients and doctors in hospitals and clinics. After medical school, doctors go to work in a hospital for a few years. They are called residents. To be a resident, you must take a test.
If you want to be a doctor, you should like to help people. You should be willing to study a lot.
You have to know how to talk to sick people. And you should be able to make decisions and handle emergencies.
2007-03-26 11:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A physician is either an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) who graduated from an accredited medical school and is licenced to practice medicine.
2007-03-25 12:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Wally 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A doctor is simply a licensed medical practitioner who helps to save patients who are in dire need of help.
2007-03-25 05:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by Leone 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
surgeon is a guy or woman who saves lives (if he can) with out any seflish desires... as 2days medical doctors r... basiclly hes a social worker whos substantial purpose is two serve d ppl n nt in basic terms money
2016-10-20 10:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A doctor is a physician or surgeon who is licensed to practice medicine where that practice is located(hospitals)
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2007-03-25 06:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by shalu 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a doctor is a human being or partially a god who saves people from illness!
2007-03-25 06:04:19 · answer #7 · answered by ram kumar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are the God ,since they save the life of the people .At the same time they help them to go to hell or heaven.....
2007-03-25 06:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Ramkumar G 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
one word- okay, two words, if you're gonna be picky...
'life-saver'
2007-03-27 07:16:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋