check-up (/ˈtʃek.ʌp/)
noun · Intermediate · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈtʃek.ʌp/
Meaning
Meaning: routine examination
A routine medical or dental examination to check a person’s health.
Examples
🗣 She booked an annual check-up with her doctor to make sure everything was still fine.
Etymology
From ‘check’ (Old French ‘eschec’) and ‘up’; the medical sense is 20th century.
How & Where It’s Used
Refers to preventive medical, dental, or mechanical inspections.
Tags: health, services