Why do doctors refer to their work as 'practice'? |
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Doctor's 'Practice'
I don't know for sure, but probably because the more work they do, they are also getting more practice. If you are a professional athlete, and every time you play your sport, you get better at it. That's kind of the same thing here.
If this is the case, shouldn't doctors actually be "playing" medicine?
to be practiced, to know by experience, to understand
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Think of it as a Carnegie Hall for the medical world - They're hoping to get better every time. ;)
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Because as hard as they try, they never get it completely right. And that's why "patients" are named after the "patience" they need to cope with a doctor's trials and errors.
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Because then they have an excuse if they get it wrong.
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Because the nurse could not read the doctors handwriting.
First answer by Kajeno. Last edit by Gorgofdoom. Contributor trust: 4 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 41 [recommend question]
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