The patient doctor listened attentively to the patient's concerns.

Meaning: This means that the doctor showed forbearance or self-control by paying close attention to the matters that cause anxiety or worry to the person seeking treatment.

Choice of Words: Patient means showing forbearance or self-control. Doctor is a person who is qualified to treat diseases and injuries. Listened means paid attention to what someone was saying. Attentively means with close attention. To means directed toward. Concerns are matters that cause anxiety or worry. When you put them together, it means that the person who is qualified to treat diseases and injuries showed forbearance or self-control by paying close attention to the matters that cause anxiety or worry to the person seeking treatment.

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