Other forms: checkups
A checkup is a regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet. An annual checkup, go for a checkup, a dental checkup.
The point is to catch what has no symptoms yet — blood pressure, sight, the state of the gums. Evidence for the general annual checkup in healthy adults is surprisingly weak, though targeted screening at the right ages plainly works.
1nouncheckupA regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.
“I feel fine, but I'm going to the doctor for my yearly checkup.”
checkup is an examination.
Also accepted in games: check-up
Deverbal from check up.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Body & Health, Pets & Pet Care