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.
Recent Examples on the Web So continue getting your checkups, and continue to live YOUR life! Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 Loaned blood pressure cuffs and bathroom scales let many of her low-risk patients receive checkups over the phone. Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 Keeping your asthma well-controlled by following your treatment plan, avoiding asthma triggers, and regularly monitoring your lung health with regular checkups and at-home monitoring with a peak flow meter can help reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Oct. 2024 Regular checkups are essential for monitoring maternal and fetal health. Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checkup 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 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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