medical examination

NOUN

health examination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

checkup

WEAK

physical physical examination yearly checkup

Example Sentences

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Health authorities boarded the cruise ship on Sunday while it remained anchored off Tenerife to conduct a medical examination of all passengers and crew members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"The agreement is pending a medical examination and the signing of his contract."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

"According to the final report of the hospital, no physical injuries were found during the medical examination," the statement said.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Physician conducting a medical examination of a dairy worker at the state tuberculosis sanatorium in Ah-Gwah-Ching, Minnesota, 1932.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

The master of River Velley Farm, Herbert William Clutter, was forty-eight years old, and as a result of a recent medical examination for an insurance policy, knew himself to be in first-rate condition.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote