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Definition of Checkup

1. Noun. A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person.

Definition of Checkup

1. Noun. (rfd-redundant) A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like. ¹

2. Noun. A routine inspection. ¹

3. Verb. To check; investigate; examine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Checkup

1. an examination [n -S] - See also: examination

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Literary usage of Checkup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"The impact of counselor style was evaluated in a study involving the provision of a 2-session motivational checkup to 42 problem drinkers who were randomly ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Among the many interventions in the multiphasic checkup, persons aged 40 and older were encouraged to receive a rigid sigmoidoscopic examination. ..."

3. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Multiphasic checkup evaluation study. 1. Methods and population. Prev Med 1973:2:197-206. ... Multiphasic health checkup evaluation: a 16-year follow-up. ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Controlling for these factors, the best predictor of having received influenza vaccination was having had a medical checkup within the last year (Odds Ratio ..."

5. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"1.7) and a higher proportion reporting a checkup as the reason for their last visit was (48.0 percent vs. 29.7 percent). (20) In general, the evidence ..."

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