self-exam

noun

self-ex·​am
ˌself-ig-ˈzam

Examples of self-exam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Early detection includes doing monthly breast self-exams, and scheduling regular clinical breast exams and mammograms. Kristina Behr, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024 This article discusses the steps for performing a female genital self-exam. Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024 Why are self-exams so important? Between dermatologist appointments, self-exams go a long way toward prevention. Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023 The American Cancer Society no longer recommends a clinical breast exam or a breast self-exam as a screening method for women in the U.S. Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023 Some of these tests are self-exam, mammography, ultrasound, needle biopsy, genetic testing, or surgical biopsy. Meredith Broussard, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023 Lee was diagnosed with stage 2B triple negative breast cancer in November 2020 after discovering a mass through a self-exam. Lyndsay Levingston, Essence, 18 June 2023 Follow these step-by-step instructions for performing a vaginal self-exam, from Dr. Harper. Women's Health, 8 June 2023 My friend, diagnosed around the same time, detected a mass in a self-exam. Meredith Broussard, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-exam was in 1978

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“Self-exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-exam. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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