OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 33716

bedside manner

/ˌbɛdsaɪd ˈmænə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
circunspección clínica • delicadeza nosocomial • discreción hospitalaria • tacto médico • tiento facultativo
The ability of a doctor, medic, nurse, or other healthcare professional, to interact with their patients; the quality or nature of their interactive style.
In physic, a graceful Lord Charles, with a sweet bedside manner, might be very formidable; and, by degrees, the awkwardness of the fee might be got over. [Quoting the Edinburgh Rev…
Lady Visitor. "Oh that's your Doctor, is it? What sort of a doctor is he?" / Lady Resident. "Oh well, I don't know much about his ability; but he's got a very good bedside manner!"
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