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Medical Office Procedures
Chapter 4 Vocab
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Health Care
Professional
10/05/2008

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Term

 

 

Characteristics

Definition

 

 

Distinguishing traits

qualities

 and

properties

Term

 

 

 

Commensurate

Definition

 

 

Corresponding in size,

amount, extent, or degree;

Equal in measure

Term

 

 

Competent

Definition

 

 

having adequate or

requistite capabilities

Term

 

 

Connotation

Definition

 

 

An implication;

something suggested by a word or thing

Term

 

 

Credibility

Definition

 

 

The quality or power of

inspiring belief

Term

 

 

Demeanor

Definition

 

 

Behavior toward others;

outward manner

Term

 

 

Detrimental

Definition

 

 

Obviously harmful or

damaging

Term

 

 

Discretion

Definition

 

 

The quality of being discrete;

having or showing good judgment or conduct,

especially in speech

Term

 

 

Disseminated

Definition

 

 

to disburse; to spread around

Term

 

 

Initiative

Definition

 

 

to cause or facilitate the beginning of;

to initiate something to happen

Term

 

 

Insubordination

Definition

 

 

Disobedience to authority

Term

 

 

Morale

Definition

 

 

The mental and emotional condition, enthusiasm

loyalty or confidence of an idividual or

group with regard to the function or tasks at hand

Term

 

 

Optimistic

Definition

 

 

Inclined to put the most favorable construction

on an action and events or to

anticipate the best possible outcome

Term

 

 

Persona

Definition

 

 

An individual's social facade or front that

reflects the role in life the individual is playing;

the personality that a person projects in public.

Term

 

 

Procrastination

Definition

 

 

Intentionally putting off doing something that should be done

Term

 

 

Professionalism

Definition

 

 

The conduct or qualities chaaracterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession; exhibiting courtesy, conscientious and generally buisness-like mannner in the

workplace

Term

 

 

Reproach

Definition

 

 

An expression of rebuke or disapproval;

a cause or occasion of blame, discredit or disgrace

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