checkup

noun check·up \ ˈchek-ˌəp \

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Examples: checkup in a Sentence

Definition of checkup

: examination; especially : a general physical examination

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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 of checkup from the Web

Urquhart returned to Wills Eye Hospital for several checkups with Storey to see how his eye was progressing after surgery.

— jennifer earl, Fox News, "Philadelphia man partly blinded by fireworks shares harrowing story to warn Fourth of July revelers," 4 July 2018
Brianna Casiano skipped a lot of regular checkups as a kid growing up in the Harlandale Independent School District because her parents didn’t have health insurance.

— krista torralva, San Antonio Express-News, "UTSA program paves way for health professionals from medically underserved communities," 15 June 2018
Chang said using her Fuzzy Pet Health plan, which costs $420 a year and includes two in-person checkups as well as the telemedicine option, has cut her veterinarian bills by 50 percent.

— natasha mascarenhas, SFChronicle.com, "Fuzzy doles out pet advice on demand; a boost for Comfy and Hims," 9 July 2018
But doctors gave the 35-year-old mother heartbreaking news during her 10-week pregnancy checkup.

— azcentral, "Walgreens pharmacist in Peoria denies mother miscarriage medicine because of moral objection," 23 June 2018
Much more practically — if much less aesthetically — scientists have also begun using drones to perform a whole new kind of health checkup on whales.

— jeffrey kluger, Time, "How Drones Are Helping Scientists Study and Protect Endangered Whales," 31 May 2018
Here are some tips from primary care practitioners (PCPs) on how to get the most out of your annual checkup. 1.

— carolyn l. todd, SELF, "Primary Care Doctors Share 9 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Annual Checkup," 31 May 2018
As to the children who die from exercise....now that could be a parent issue....in that most parents do NOT take their children for regular medical checkups......

— lindsey bever, Washington Post, "‘He was being a little bully’: Video shows father punishing his 10-year-old with run in the rain," 6 Mar. 2018
Arteaga learned her baby had no heartbeat at a 10-week checkup and that her pregnancy would end in miscarriage.

— kelsey mo, azcentral, "Protesters rally outside Walgreens that denied woman miscarriage medicine," 27 June 2018

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First Known Use of checkup

1921

in the meaning defined above

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checkup Synonyms

Synonyms

audit, check, examination, going-over, inspection, look-see, review, scan, scrutiny, survey, view;

exploration, investigation, probe, research, study;

inquisition, interrogation;

once-over, perusal;

observation, surveillance, watch;

checkout, test-drive, trial run;

CHECKUP Defined for English Language Learners

checkup

noun

Definition of checkup for English Language Learners

: an examination of a person made by a doctor to make sure the person is healthy; also : an instance of looking at the parts of a machine to make sure it is working properly