Depending on the internal quality of parts in water heater and whether you have followed maintenance schedule of draining and flushing the tank every year. You can expect a hot water heater to last between 8 to12 years. Water heater problems normally become self-evident: A hot water faucet fails to summon hot water, you see dripping or puddles near the water heater, or the tank emits strange gurgling or popping sounds.
Definitions for doctor of osteopathy. This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word doctor of osteopathy. Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Doctor of Osteopathy, DO(noun) doctor's degree in osteopathy.
Best Answer: it means the doctor does not have the M.D.(Doctorate of Medicine) degree that most doctors have. that doctor has a Doctorate of Osteopathy instead. Osteopathy is a system and philosophy of health care that separated from traditional medical and it places emphasis on the musculoskeletal system, Osteopaths also believe strongly in the healing power of the body and do their best to facilitate that strength.