A DO should have an excellent bedside manner. A doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) may specialize in pediatrics or surgery. A DO may practice any field of medicine, including pediatrics. A DO may evaluate a patient's stress level and determine what effect it is having on that person's health. A doctor of osteopathic medicine may sometimes practice manipulation of the spine, which is similar to work done by chiropractors. A DO usually uses a holistic approach to treating patients. Doctors of osteopathic medicine tend to spend more time with patients.
test the water(s) âº to find out what people's opinions of something are before you ask them to do something. (Definition of âtest the water(s)â from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) test the water(s) in American English.
5. test the water to make an exploratory or initial approach; sound out. n. 6. a method, practice, or examination designed to test a person or thing. 7. (Education) a series of questions or problems designed to test a specific skill or knowledge: an intelligence test.nd walloped meâand worse; She said I did not want a wife, I ought to have had a nurse. put through oneâs paces To require another to display the full range of his abilities; to test anotherâs resources to the utmost. Paces here refers to the training steps or gaits of horses.