Sermo
Sermo
Sermo (/ˈsɜːrmoʊ/; Latin: sermo, "speech") is a term used in the medical field to refer to a form of communication or dialogue. It is often used in the context of patient-doctor interactions, where the quality of sermo can significantly impact the effectiveness of medical care.
Etymology
The term sermo originates from Latin, where it means "speech" or "conversation". It was adopted into the medical lexicon to describe the communicative aspect of healthcare.
Related Terms
- Communication: The act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules.
- Dialogue: A written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange.
- Patient-doctor relationship: The complex relationship between doctors and patients, which is essential for the delivery of high-quality health care in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- Healthcare: The maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sermo
- Wikipedia's article - Sermo
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