Bedside Manner Definition

noun
The way that a particular physician acts or behaves with his or her patients in treating them medically.
Webster's New World
The attitude and conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient.
American Heritage Medicine

The ability of a medic or doctor to interact with his/her patients.

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Other Word Forms of Bedside Manner

Noun

Singular:
bedside manner
Plural:
bedside manners

Origin of Bedside Manner

  • Coined 1884, in a caption to a cartoon by George du Maurier:

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