To order some tests. To run some tests. Are they same?
If a docotor says these two sentences to a patient, are they same?
"I want to order some tests on you." or "I am going to run some tests on you."
Can the docotor says these? And are they same?

Question

To order some tests. To run some tests. Are they same?
If a docotor says these two sentences to a patient, are they same?
"I want to order some tests on you." or "I am going to run some tests on you."  
 Can the docotor says these? And are they same?

Answer

To order some tests. ( a third party performs the tests )

To run some tests.  ( you actually perform the tests )

Answer

As J. Rios says, the difference is essentially the same as that between having a bakery make a cake for you or baking it yourself.

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