David J Brown wrote:
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>> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>> To examine somebody or something is to inspect it closely, hence an
>> examination is a detailed inspection or analysis of an object or person.
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> Public examinations though may be by writing.
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and as Laurie, I think, has already quoted, the Encarta definition of
"examine" is to "inspect condition of patient [Medicine] to inspect a
patient in order to determine his or her condition or health"
Margaret
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