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

That’s because some patients may unconsciously feel stressed about the blood pressure checkup at the doctor’s office, which can actually raise blood pressure rates and keep the doctor from getting an accurate reading. —Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2025

This is why a lot of people skip their checkups for years, which results in significant health issues in the long run. —Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025

Get regular checkups and stay current on vaccinations for illnesses that damage the lungs, like the flu, pneumonia and COVID-19. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025

What first appeared to be a routine checkup, with the babies looking good, quickly turned ominous when Jo’s shortness of breath was identified as a symptom of peripartum cardiomyopathy. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

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