Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
D.O.
English answer:
doctor of osteopathic medicine
Added to glossary by
Pawel Bartoszewicz
Sep 30, 2002 12:07
21 yrs ago
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English term
Poland
Legal stuff and more
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
D.O.
English
Law/Patents
birth certificate
an abbreviation designating a person present at birth: M.D. (which I guess stands for Medical Doctor) or D.O. (?)
document: birth certificate
document: birth certificate
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| 3 +2 | doctor of osteopathy? |
Bilingualduo
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| 5 | Doctor in Osteopathy |
Gayle Wallimann
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| 3 +1 | designated obstetrician |
Elisabeth Ghysels
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Bilingualduo
Italy
Italy
Native in English
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English
Italy
Real passion for languages
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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14
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doctor of osteopathy?
Seen here:
http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm/articleid/7ED08EDE-903...
How this is related to birth...I don't know.
Cristina
http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm/articleid/7ED08EDE-903...
How this is related to birth...I don't know.
Cristina
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much to you all. However strange it may seem, the answers given (and in particular the links provided) show that D.O. is a doctor of osteopathic medicine and is fully qualified to attend child birth in the US."
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35 mins
Elisabeth Ghysels
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to German, and 36 more.
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28
designated obstetrician
not sure about designated, but I'd rather have an obstetrician at a birth than an doctor in osteopathy.
C.N.M.: Certified Nurse-Midwife, that's for sure, at least.
Greetings,
Nikolaus
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Note added at 2002-09-30 12:45:05 (GMT)
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http://www2.vhihealthe.com/topic/322
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/pregnancy.htm
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Note added at 2002-09-30 12:47:24 (GMT)
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D.O. may also be \"doctor in obstetrics\"
http://www.hanilmed.com/division/titleimg/obstet/37.html
C.N.M.: Certified Nurse-Midwife, that's for sure, at least.
Greetings,
Nikolaus
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Note added at 2002-09-30 12:45:05 (GMT)
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http://www2.vhihealthe.com/topic/322
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/pregnancy.htm
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Note added at 2002-09-30 12:47:24 (GMT)
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D.O. may also be \"doctor in obstetrics\"
http://www.hanilmed.com/division/titleimg/obstet/37.html
46 mins
Gayle Wallimann
Native in English
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English
American in Provence
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
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172
Doctor in Osteopathy
This is just to add to my agree (the points should go the first answer, and actually the second one has part of your add on answer correct, too). A D.O. is a Doctor in Osteopathy who then can specialize, just like M.D.'s, in obstetrics, surgery, etc. Take a look at the link below, it explains it very well.
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