bedside manner
/ˌbɛdˌsaɪd ˈmænɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ability of a doctor, medic, nurse, or other healthcare professional, to interact with their patients; the quality or nature of their interactive style.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 Review.]"
- "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!""
- ""You will soon be all right, my fine fellow," said the London surgeon reassuringly. He was renowned for his sympathetic bedside manner."
- "[W]e turn now to explore four additional Hippocratic works that promise to shed more light on the values and conduct of the ancient physician. […] Since they address such topics as professional conduct between physicians, bedside manners, proper decorum, and handling difficult patients, these four works are traditionally counted as the basic Hippocratic guide to sound medical etiquette."
- "Our bedside manner matters because it indicates to patients whether they can trust us. Where there is no trust, there can be little healing. A good bedside manner is not static: It develops in coordination with the patients' needs, but it is grounded in the timeless clinical virtues of honesty, humor, and humility in the presence of human weakness and human suffering."
- "But they share the same age (both are 37) and a friendly bedside manner that allows them to make even the cagiest of chief executives feel at home."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbɛdˌsaɪd ˈmænɚ/
- British English: /ˌbɛdsaɪd ˈmænə/