What does "DO" stand for after a doctor's name?
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Amberwaves is right, it means Doctor of Osteopathy, which is different from an MD in that they are trained to treat the human body in a more holistic way as opposed to treating it symptomatically.
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DOCTORS.......who else can know u better
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in medical terms it means...\n\nGENERAL PRACTITIONER\nIts basically a doctor that works from a general practice(your local doctors) as opposed to a hospital.
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Doctors, or physicians, are specially trained and licensed individuals who practice medicine. A doctor may be either a doctor of medicine (M.D.) or a doctor of osteopathy (D.O.). Osteopathy uses traditional medicine but focuses on the role of muscles and bones in health and disease. A doctor's job has three parts. First, the doctor must diagnose, or identify, what is making a person sick. Second, the doctor must decide how to treat the problem. Finally, the doctor offers a prognosis, or a prediction of the patient's chances of recovery. Doctors also try to prevent illnesses. In addition to doctors, the medical team includes nurses, therapists, physician assistants, and emergency medical technicians.\n\n\nA doctor's education and training are intensive. In the United States, a student spends three to four years in college and then another three to four years in medical school. After graduating from medical school, the student serves as a resident in a hospital. During this period the student receives practical training in a specific area under the guidance of experienced doctors. Residency can last three to seven years, depending on the specialty. Doctors can specialize in areas such as internal medicine, family medicine, or general surgery.
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An M.D. is a physician, a medical doctor educated in medical school. A D.O. is a doctor of osteopathy, educated in an osteopathic school. Historically, the osteopaths learned skills in manipulation of the body as a treatment for musculoskeletal conditions in addition to more traditional medical and scientific coursework. They had separate licensing requirements and separate hospitals. \n\nDOs and MDs are alike in many ways:\n\n* Applicants to both DO and MD colleges typically have a four-year undergraduate degree with an emphasis on science courses.\n\n* Both DOs and MDs complete four years of basic medical education.\n\n* After medical school, both DOs and MDs can choose to practice in a specialty area of medicine—such as psychiatry, surgery, obstetrics, or sports medicine—after completing a residency program (typically two to six years of additional training).\n\n* Both DOs and MDs must pass comparable state licensing examinations.\n\n* DOs and MDs both practice in fully accredited and licensed hospitals and medical centers.\n\n* Both are medical doctors; MD is specifically Doctor of Medicine and DO is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.\n\nWhat Makes DOs Different?\n\n* DOs can perform surgery, child delivery, treat patients, and prescribe medications in hospitals and clinic settings.\n\n* DOs look at the "total person." Osteopathic physicians focus on preventive care. Instead of just treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they look at the whole body.\n\n* DOs receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system, which is comprised of the nerves, muscles, and bones. This training gives DOs a better understanding of how an injury or illness in one part of the body can affect another part of the body; therefore, DOs have a therapeutic and diagnostic advantage.\n\n* DOs use what is called osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). OMT is a technique in which the DOs use their hands to diagnose injury and illness, giving special attention to the joints, bones, muscles, and nerves. Manipulations improve circulation, which in turn, creates a normal nerve and blood supply, enabling the body to heal itself.
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You're right, it's Harry Truman PA-C. However, they may have a PhD degree as well, in which case it becomes Harry Truman PhD, PA-C.  And also, if you're referring to medical doctors, it's Harry Truman, M.D. -- not PhD. PhD refers to someone with a doctorate degree, M.D. denotes Medical Doctor.
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I worked for a DO and I have worked for MD's. Of all of them the DO was the smartest and the most professional. Going to a DO is like having a medical doctor and a chiropractor all in one. Because they believe in natural cures as well as meds and you are able to talk to them about what kind of care you prefer.
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psychiatrist - mental health\npodiatrist - foot doctor\noptometrist - eye doctor\ndentist - tooth doctor \nurologist - deals with bladder \nobstetrician - deals with pregnancy and birth\npediatrician - child doctor\noncologist- cancer doctor\nneurologist - brain and nerves\ncardiologist - heart\nnephrologist - kidney doctor\nrheumatologist - treatment of arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles and bones\ndermatologist - skin\nendocrinologist - thyroid and ductless glands \ngastrologist - digestive system\n\ntry this link for more that i cant think of:\n\nhttps://www.swedish.org/body.cfm?id=984
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Orthopedic Doctor, or sports medicine
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After the scientific name , the name of the scientist is added to that name in an abbreviated form. for example-:\n 1) Annona squamosa,Linn.in which Linn. stands for Carl Linnaeus who gave that name to that plant and it has been ratified by the Botanical Congress.\n Roxb. in your question must similarly be for some scientist who has gave the name . It could be some Roxemberg.\n When exact species of a plant is not known then only spp. is written in the space for the specific name.\n for example in (1) above. If the species of that Annona tree is not known then it will be Annona spp. instead of Annona squamosa.
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A foot Dr.is a Podiatrist.\n\nD.O. = Doctor of Osteopathy
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Rx is the symbol that originated in medical prescriptions. "℞" (also written as "Rx") and "medical prescription" are sometimes used interchangeably. The use of ℞ in prescriptions originated as an astrological symbol that was written for talismanic reasons at the start of medical prescriptions. Later it changed into ℞ (an uppercase R with its tail crossed), and was used as an abbreviation for the Latin word recipe = "take" (imperative), i.e. an instruction to the pharmacist to take the items listed in order to prepare the medicine. When printing came, it was rendered as "Rx"
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In the US it's a PhD, MD or JD.
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What do mean? What is your question?
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D stands for done\nproject done- makes sense?
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A dentist is a tooth doctor.  "Dent" means teeth in early Greek or Latin.
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Search Dictionary:      \n \n\n\n Email this page to a friend  \n\n< dockyard  doctorate >  \n\n\n\nTHEY WANT TO HELP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n\n\ndoc·tor    (dktr) KEY  \n\nNOUN: \n\nA person, especially a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice. \n\nA person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline. \nA person awarded an honorary degree by a college or university. \nAbbr. Dr. Used as a title and form of address for a person holding the degree of doctor. \nRoman Catholic Church An eminent theologian. \nA practitioner of folk medicine or folk magic. \nA rig or device contrived for remedying an emergency situation or for doing a special task. \nAny of several brightly colored artificial flies used in fly fishing. \nVERB: \nInformal doc·tored , doc·tor·ing , doc·tors \nVERB: \ntr. \n\nInformal To give medical treatment to: "[He] does more than practice medicine. He doctors people. There's a difference" (Charles Kuralt). \nTo repair, especially in a makeshift manner; rig. \n\nTo falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself: doctored the evidence. \nTo add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of: doctor the soup with a dash of sherry. See Synonyms at adulterate. \nTo alter or modify for a specific end: doctored my standard speech for the small-town audience. \nBaseball To deface or apply a substance to (the ball): was ejected because he doctored the ball with a piece of sandpaper. \nVERB: \nintr. \nInformal \nTo practice medicine. \n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nETYMOLOGY: \nMiddle English, an expert, authority, from Old French docteur, from Latin doctor, teacher, from docre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots