checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

plural checkups

: a general examination of someone's or something's condition

… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.

—Travel Holiday

especially : a periodic medical or dental examination

Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup.

—Peter Huber

After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course."

—Jin Lee

Synonyms of checkup

• inspection
• examination
• audit
• survey
• scrutiny

Examples of checkup in a Sentence

She goes for a checkup every year.

The doctor gave me a checkup.

She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.

Recent Examples on the Web

But although health workers found this AI checkup helpful, the question of patient benefit was left unanswered. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 23 July 2026

Waiting for the six-week postpartum checkup with an obstetrician is too late. — Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 2026

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and kidney dysfunction may be invisible, but screening at an annual checkup can sound the alarm. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026

Brach left an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was given a clean bill of health after a routine checkup. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checkup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup
• pickup

Kids Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination sense 1

a dental checkup

especially : a general physical examination

Medical Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination

especially : a general physical examination