checkup

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/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/

noun

A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.

“The appointment was just for a checkup.”

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Meanings

nouncheckup (plural checkups)

plural checkups · alternative check-up

  1. A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.

    The appointment was just for a checkup.

  2. A routine inspection.

    I took my car in for an annual checkup.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

Similar
medical checkupmedical examinationmedical exammedicalhealth check
Broader
examinationscrutiny
Also see
medical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from check up.

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Translations

Bulgarian прове́рка, пре́глед
  • прове́рка (provérka)routine inspection
  • пре́глед (prégled)physical checkup
Catalan revisió mèdica
  • revisió mèdicaphysical checkup
Finnish tarkistus, tarkastus
  • tarkistusroutine inspection
  • tarkastusroutine inspection
  • katsastusroutine inspection
  • tarkastusphysical checkup
French check-up, bilan de santé
  • check-upphysical checkup
  • bilan de santéphysical checkup
German Kontrolle, Durchsicht
  • Kontrolleroutine inspection
  • Durchsichtroutine inspection
  • Kontrolluntersuchungroutine inspection
  • Überprüfungroutine inspection
  • Kontrollephysical checkup
  • ärztliche Untersuchungphysical checkup
  • Check-upphysical checkup
Greek έλεγχος ρουτίνας, τσεκάπ
  • έλεγχος ρουτίνας (élenchos routínas)routine inspection
  • τσεκάπ (tsekáp)physical checkup
Hungarian ellenőrzés, felülvizsgálat
  • ellenőrzésroutine inspection
  • felülvizsgálatroutine inspection
  • kontrollvizsgálatphysical checkup
  • kivizsgálásphysical checkup
Irish scrúdú sláinte
  • scrúdú sláintephysical checkup
Polish przegląd, wizyta kontrolna
  • przeglądroutine inspection
  • wizyta kontrolnaphysical checkup
  • kontrolaphysical checkup
  • kontrolne badanie lekarskiephysical checkup
Portuguese check-up, checkup
  • check-upphysical checkup
  • checkupphysical checkup
  • checapephysical checkup
Russian прове́рка, осмо́тр
  • прове́рка (provérka)routine inspection
  • осмо́тр (osmótr)routine inspection
  • осмо́тр (osmótr)physical checkup
  • медосмо́тр (medosmótr)physical checkup
Spanish chequeo, control
  • chequeophysical checkup
  • controlphysical checkup
Turkish araştırma, çekap
  • araştırmaroutine inspection
  • çekaproutine inspection
  • incelemeroutine inspection
  • sağlık yoklamasıphysical checkup
Vietnamese khám bệnh
  • khám bệnhphysical checkup
Welsh archwiliad
  • archwiliadphysical checkup
Cite this entry
APA

checkup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkup

MLA

“checkup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkup.

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