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

• audit
• check
• examination
• going-over
• inspection
• look-see
• review
• scan
• scrutiny
• survey
• view

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

Since losing her TennCare coverage, Gunby had to cancel a women's wellness checkup and forego a mammogram and oncologist vist. —Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025

Because of the connection, the American Heart Association recommends that people see a dentist and get regular dental checkups as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Jan. 2025

Photographers captured a player being examined by a team a team physician and another shows an intimate shot of a player undergoing a dental checkup. —Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025

How the Study Worked Participants in the study were monitored for roughly six-and-a-half years on average, undergoing yearly checkups to check their cognitive health. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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