The patient took medicine twice a day.

Meaning: The sick person consumed medicine two times every 24 hours.

Choice of Words: A patient is a person who is sick or injured and is receiving medical care. Took means to consume or use something. Medicine is a substance that is used to treat or prevent disease. Twice means two times. A day is a period of 24 hours.

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The sick person received medication two times per day.

Meaning: This means that the person who is not feeling well took medicine two times each day.

Choice of Words: Sick person is someone who is not feeling well. Received means to get or take something. Medication is another word for medicine. Two times means two times. Per day means each day.

The individual under medical care ingested a pharmaceutical substance at a frequency of two times every 24-hour period.

Meaning: This means that the person who is being treated by a doctor took medicine two times each day.

Choice of Words: Individual is a fancy word for person. Under medical care means that the person is being treated by a doctor. Ingested means to eat or drink something. Pharmaceutical substance is a fancy word for medicine. At a frequency of means how often something happens. Two times means two times. Every 24-hour period means each day.

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