Patient took pills twice daily.

Meaning: This means that the person receiving medical care took the medicine two times every day.

Choice of Words: Patient is a person who is receiving medical care. Took means to pick up and move something. Pills are small, round tablets of medicine. Twice means two times. Daily means every day. When you put them together, it means the person receiving medical care picked up and moved the small, round tablets of medicine two times every day.

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The person who is sick took two pills every day.

Meaning: This means that the person who is not feeling well needs to take two pills every day in order to get better.

Choice of Words: Person is a general term for a human being. Sick means to be ill or not feeling well. Took means to consume something, usually a medicine or drug. Pills are small, round tablets that contain medicine. Every means each and every. Day means a 24-hour period. When you put all of these words together, it means that the person who is not feeling well consumed two pills every day.

The patient consumed two tablets of medication each day.

Meaning: This means that the person who is receiving medical care needs to take two tablets of medicine every day in order to get better.

Choice of Words: Patient is a person who is receiving medical care. Consumed means to eat or drink something. Tablets are small, flat discs that contain medicine. Medication is a substance that is used to treat or prevent disease. Each means every single one. Day means a 24-hour period. When you put all of these words together, it means that the person who is receiving medical care ate or drank two tablets of medicine every day.

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