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Chapter 3 Orin Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anacusis | complete hearing loss. |
| Bias | formation of an opinion without foundation or reason; prejudice. |
| Clarification | explanation; removal of confusion or uncertainty. |
| Cultures | a laboratory process where by microorganisms are grown in a special medium often for the purpose of identifying a causative agent in an infectious disease. |
| Demeanor | the way a person look, behaves, and conducts him/herself. |
| Discrimination | making a difference in favor or against someone. |
| Dysphasia | difficulty speaking. |
| Dysphonia | impairment of voice; hoarseness. |
| Feedback | in communication, the response to input from another. |
| Grief | great sadness caused by loss. |
| Messages | words sent from one person to another; information sent through spoken, written, or body language. |
| Mourning | to demonstrate signs of grief; grieving. |
| Nonlanguage | not expressed in spoken language. ex: laughing, crying, sighing. |
| Paralanguage | factors connected with, but not essentially part of language. ex: tone of voice or volume. |
| Paraphrasing | restating what you heard using your own words. |
| Presbycusis | loss of hearing associated with aging. |
| Reflecting | repeat what one heard using open-ended questions. |
| Sterotyping | to play in a fixed mild, without consideration of differences. |
| Summarizing | briefly reviewing the information discussed to determine the patients comprehension. |
| Therapeutic | having t do with treating or curing disease; curative. |