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Medical Assisting Key Terms

QuestionAnswer
Complete hearing loss Anacusis
Formation of opinion without foundation or reason; prejudice Bias
Explanation; removal of confusion or uncertainty Clairification
Lab process where microorganisms are grown in a special medium to identify causative agent in an infectious disease; also means way of life Cultures
The way a person looks, behaves, and conducts themselves Demeanor
A difference in favor of or against someone Discrimination
Difficulty speaking Dysphasia
Impairment of voice; hoarseness Dysphonia
The response to input from another in communication Feedback
Sadness caused by loss Grief
Information sent through spoken, written or body language Messages
To demonstrate signs of grief; grieving Mourning
Not expressed in spoken language; laughing, sobbing, grunting, and sighing Nonlanguage
Factors connected with, but not essentially part of, language, for example, tone of voice, volume, and pitch Paralanguage
Restating what you heard using your own words Paraphrasing
Loss of hearing associated with aging Presbycusis
Repeat what is heard using open-ended questions Reflecting
To place in a fixed mold, without consideration of differences Stereotyping
Briefly reviewing information discussed to determine the patients comprehension Summarizing
Having to do with treating or curing disease; curative Thereputic
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