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Spinal stenosis, back, hip & leg issues: A good office chair?
Spine Health | Last Active: May 6, 2019 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
@danielad Dee, yes it is a science but of course, they say a doctor "practices medicine" and has a "practice". I have no idea where that word came into use in regard to doctors but when you think about it, they can't possibly know everything. I think good doctors are learning new things all of the time, often from their patients' experiences. I fear doctors who think they are omniscient.
Your two experiences must have been frightening. Having twice the amount of anesthesia as you were supposed to get could have been a huge problem. I presume the paralysis of your diaphragm was temporary, thankfully.
JK
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@contentandwell --
Hi JK, according to https://www.etymonline.com/word/practice:
"practice (v.)
c. 1400, "to do, act;" early 15c., "to follow or employ; to carry on a profession," especially medicine, from Old French pratiser, practiser "to practice," alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin practicare "to do, perform, practice," from Late Latin practicus "practical," from Greek praktikos "practical" (see practical).
From early 15c. as "to perform repeatedly to acquire skill, to learn by repeated performance;" mid-15c. as "to perform, to work at, exercise." Related: Practiced; practicing.
practice (n.)
early 15c., practise, "practical application," originally especially of medicine but also alchemy, education, etc.; from Old French pratiser, from Medieval Latin practicare (see practice (v.)). From early 15c. often assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice. Also as practic, which survived in parallel into 1"
In other words, a Medical or Attorney "Practice" (as a noun) is a place (office) where Medical or Legal actions take place.
However, a lot of fun can be had, by using the verb "to Practice" ... Practice before you kill someone ... Practice to be a better lawyer ... Etc. etc... Stay well JK!
--Dee