follow up
Definition of follow up
transitive verb
1 : to follow with something similar, related, or supplementary following up his convictions with action — G. P. Merrill She followed up her first novel with a second one.
2 : to maintain contact with (a person) so as to monitor the effects of earlier activities or treatments All patients were followed up clinically for four months.
3 : to pursue in an effort to take further action the police are following up leads
intransitive verb
: to take appropriate action follow up on complaints
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First Known Use of follow up
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Medical Dictionary
follow up
playMedical Definition of follow up
: to maintain contact with (a patient) at one or more designated intervals following diagnosis or treatment especially to examine again or monitor the progress of therapy patients who are followed up after their discharge She was discharged on postoperative day 4 and was followed up in the surgery clinic 19 days postoperatively.—Steven L. Bloom et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 21 Oct. 2010
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