plural checkups
: a general examination of someone's or something's condition
… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.—
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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
Peter Huber After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course." —Jin Lee
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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At her one-year post transplant checkup, Alden asked if she could be tested to be a kidney donor.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
When the time came to transport him out of his home, Noga said Maxwell took up nearly every inch of the moving van, but that didn’t stop them from driving him to his vet checkup and eventually to his new home at an animal sanctuary in Michigan.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Each morning, hundreds of Burmese arrive at the clinic, waiting to see a doctor, receive vaccinations or get a prenatal checkup.
—Anne Chan, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In addition to staying physically active, prioritize other aspects of your health:
Regular checkups: Stay on top of preventive care and address any health concerns early.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
When the time came to transport him out of his home, Noga said Maxwell took up nearly every inch of the moving van, but that didn’t stop them from driving him to his vet checkup and eventually to his new home at an animal sanctuary in Michigan.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Each morning, hundreds of Burmese arrive at the clinic, waiting to see a doctor, receive vaccinations or get a prenatal checkup.
—Anne Chan, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
In addition to staying physically active, prioritize other aspects of your health:
Regular checkups: Stay on top of preventive care and address any health concerns early.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkup
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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
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