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
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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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Over the past two years, Cook County Health has spent about $30 million on total migrant care — everything from routine checkups to emergency medical procedures like surgeries and radiology.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Former Minnesota Gophers and Vikings player Ben Williams went for a routine checkup in June of 2015.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, at her eight-week checkup, doctors could not detect a heartbeat in the fetus.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The biology major still sees her doctors for scans and checkups every six months.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Former Minnesota Gophers and Vikings player Ben Williams went for a routine checkup in June of 2015.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, at her eight-week checkup, doctors could not detect a heartbeat in the fetus.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The biology major still sees her doctors for scans and checkups every six months.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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