The doctor checked the patient's temperature and listened to their heartbeat.

Meaning: This means the doctor looked at or examined the patient's measure of how hot or cold they were and paid attention to the sound of the patient's heart beating.

Choice of Words: Check means to look at or examine something carefully, and temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is. When you put them together, "checked the patient's temperature" means the doctor looked at or examined the patient's measure of how hot or cold they were. Listen means to pay attention to a sound, and heartbeat is the sound of the heart beating. When you put them together, "listened to their heartbeat" means the doctor paid attention to the sound of the patient's heart beating.

Alternative Expressions

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