checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
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

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.
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Former Minnesota Gophers and Vikings player Ben Williams went for a routine checkup in June of 2015. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024 Then, at her eight-week checkup, doctors could not detect a heartbeat in the fetus. Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 The biology major still sees her doctors for scans and checkups every six months. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Another checkup of the same children 2 years later revealed additional benefits. Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checkup 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of checkup was in 1900

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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

checkup

noun
check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
: examination sense 1
a dental checkup
especially : a general physical examination

Medical Definition

checkup

noun
check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
: examination
especially : a general physical examination

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