checkup

noun

check·up | \ ˈchek-ˌəp

plural checkups

Definition of checkup

: 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

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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 David Purvis, 64, a master’s-level therapist who counsels veterans, saw a doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Jamaica Plain for a checkup this summer and complained of heart palpitations. — BostonGlobe.com, "Color line persists, in sickness as in health," 12 Dec. 2017 Trapped can make an appointment with her provider for an annual checkup. — cleveland, "Dear Annie: I have reservations about my fiancée and how she feels about me," 6 Jan. 2021 Ackerman, a former kayaking tour operator, set out on the river this past winter for a regular checkup of its conditions. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Crippled Apalachicola River leaves wetland forests in peril, famous oysters extinct | Part 2 of Special Series," 10 Dec. 2020 Ginsburg, by contrast, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2009 that was discovered during a regular checkup. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, "Alex Trebek dead at 80: Why pancreatic cancer is so deadly," 9 Nov. 2020 Vasquez said that Xitlali had been given a clean bill of health at her checkup in January. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, "A COVID-related illness is sickening a growing number of children in California," 21 Dec. 2020 After a successful medical checkup, eight of the reindeer lived on the National Mall in the days leading up to the Parade of Peace. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, "In the midst of the Cold War, Alaska’s effort to spread Christmas cheer involved sending a small herd of reindeer to D.C.," 21 Dec. 2020 Judy, after determining her checkup wasn't done, gently led her past a row of workers taking phone calls and back to the exam area. — Keith Ridler, Star Tribune, "Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care," 5 Dec. 2020 During the artistic checkup, conservators will briefly remove the portrait from its bullet-proof glass display case and assess its condition. — Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine, "How You Could Be One of the Only People in the Room With the ‘Mona Lisa’," 2 Dec. 2020

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check/take/feel someone's pulse

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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

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checkup

noun

English Language Learners Definition of checkup

: 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

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checkup

noun

check·up | \ ˈchek-ˌəp