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check·up

 (chĕk′ŭp′)
n.
1. An examination or inspection.
2. A general physical examination.
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checkup

(ˈtʃɛkˌʌp)
n
1. an examination to see if something is in order
2. (Medicine) med a medical examination, esp one taken at regular intervals to verify a normal state of health or discover a disease in its early stages
vb
(sometimes foll by: on) to investigate or make an inquiry into (a person's character, evidence, etc), esp when suspicions have been aroused
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check•up

(ˈtʃɛkˌʌp)

n.
1. a comprehensive physical examination.
2. an examination, as to ascertain condition, accuracy, etc.
[1885–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.checkup - a thorough physical examinationcheckup - a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
ballistocardiogram - a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph
cardiogram, ECG, EKG, electrocardiogram - a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
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checkup

noun
1. The act of examining carefully:
Informal: going-over.
2. A medical inquiry into a patient's state of health:
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Translations
prohlídka
undersøgelse
katsastaakatsastuslääkärintarkastustarkastaatarkastus
pregled
検査
검사
läkarundersökning
การตรวจสุขภาพ
sự kiểm tra sức khỏe

checkup

[ˈtʃekʌp] N (Med) (at doctor's) → reconocimiento m general, chequeo m; (at dentist's) → revisión f (Aut) [of vehicle] → revisión f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

checkup

[ˈtʃɛkˌʌp] n (Med) → check-up m inv, controllo medico globale
to have a checkup → fare una visita di controllo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

checkup

فَحْص طِبِّي عام prohlídka undersøgelse Untersuchung τσεκάπ chequeo, comprobación lääkärintarkastus examen médical pregled visita di controllo 検査 검사 medisch onderzoek kontroll badania kontrolne check-up осмотр läkarundersökning การตรวจสุขภาพ sağlık kontrolü sự kiểm tra sức khỏe 检查
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

checkup

n. Am. chequeo, examen físico completo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

checkup

n chequeo (médico), revisión (médica)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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GILGIT -- The family members and political activists have assailed the Gilgit-Baltistan government for not granting permission to the imprisoned Awam Workers Party leader Baba Jan to travel to Islamabad for a medical checkup.
I S L A M A B A D -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunay will undergo medical checkup including Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test in a private laboratory in Islamabad.
According to them, due to this outdated registration system for entry and issuance of checkup slips, incoming patients have to wait for hours in long queues despite their worst health condition.
A very ingenious way of introducing a little one to the potentially scary subject of a checkup with a doctor.