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does that make sense so far

phrase

B1CEFR level
25/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

A checking question used to confirm the patient is following an explanation before continuing.

So the inflammation is what's causing the pain — does that make sense so far, or shall I go over it again?

Similar: am I making myself clear

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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