Named Groups

Osteopathic Physicians

Licensed physicians trained in OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. An osteopathic physician, also known as D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy), is able to perform surgery and prescribe medications.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Licensed physicians trained in OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. An osteopathic physician, also known as D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy), is able to perform surgery and prescribe medications.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Doctor of Osteopathy
  • Osteopath
  • Osteopathic Physician
  • Osteopaths
  • Osteopathy Doctor
  • Osteopathy Doctors
  • Physician, Osteopathic
  • Physicians, Osteopathic

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

MeSH Record

History Note

2009

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Osteopathic Medicine (1966-2008)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.810w.722w
  2. N02.360.810w.722w

MeSH Record

NLM Classification

WB 112

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteopathic Physicians. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055360. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055360
  2. Osteopathic Physicians. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopath
  3. Osteopathic Physicians. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11885948