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empathic statement

noun/ɪmˈpæθɪk ˈsteɪtmənt/

C1CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A remark that conveys understanding of the patient's feelings and situation, building rapport and trust.

A well-timed empathic statement such as 'This has clearly been weighing on you' opens the patient up far more than questions do.

Similar: empathic response

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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