Doctor gave patient clean bill of health.

Meaning: This means that a person who provides medical care transferred something to the person receiving medical care that is free from dirt or contamination and belongs to the state of being free from illness or injury.

Choice of Words: Doctor is a person who provides medical care. Gave means to transfer something to someone. Patient is the person receiving medical care. Clean means free from dirt or contamination. Bill is a statement of money owed for goods or services. Of means belonging to. Health is the state of being free from illness or injury.

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The doctor told the patient that they were healthy.

Meaning: This means that the doctor has examined the patient and determined that they are not sick or injured.

Choice of Words: The doctor is a person who helps people who are sick or injured. A patient is someone who is sick or injured and is being treated by a doctor. "Told" means that the doctor spoke to the patient and gave them information. "Healthy" means that the patient is not sick or injured.

The doctor gave the patient a clean bill of health.

Meaning: This means that the doctor has examined the patient and determined that they are not sick or injured, and has given them a document that states this.

Choice of Words: A "clean bill of health" is a document that a doctor gives to a patient that states that the patient is healthy. "Gave" means that the doctor handed the document to the patient.

The doctor said that the patient was in good health.

Meaning: This means that the doctor has examined the patient and determined that they are not sick or injured, and has told them this.

Choice of Words: To "say" means to speak words. "Good health" means that the patient is not sick or injured.

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