A patient often seems to have difficulty coming up with the right words.He says,"I was on my way to work,and when I got there,the thing that you step into that goes up was so full that I decided to take the stairs." The nurse will note on his chart that he is using or experiencing:

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Circumlocution is a roundabout expression,in which a person substitutes a phrase when he or she cannot remember the name of the object.

A Patient Often Seems to Have Difficulty Coming Up with the Right