follow-up
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- noun
- /ˈfɑloʊˌʌp/
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consulta de seguimiento
- It's important to attend your follow-up after treatment to ensure everything is healing well.
- a follow-up visit
- patient follow-up
- follow-up assessment
And I didn't think nothing of it until I went to the doctor three days later for a follow up.
- And I didn't think nothing of it until I went to the doctor three days later for a follow up.
Examples
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No, I'm just here for a follow-up.
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After my surgery, I have a follow-up appointment scheduled to check my recovery progress.
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And I have a follow up in three months.
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We just got back from our sixteen week follow up appointment with the midwife and we came home with so much stuff.
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But Emily failed to keep her follow-up appointments with me.
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It's a routine follow-up.
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We detected important differences at the 12-month follow-up visit between groups with regard to firearm storage practices.
Academic text (2012) -
We conducted the prenatal follow-up study in seven health centers to ensure representativeness.
Academic text (2013) -
The patient underwent superficial parotid resections, and at the 4-year follow-up, she exhibited no evidence of recurrence.
Academic text (2008) -
The doctor recommended a follow-up visit in six weeks to monitor my condition closely.
Synonyms
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A check by a doctor to see progress or problems
A medical check to see how a patient is getting better
A later visit to a person, place, or institution for follow-up
Extra medical care needed after first treatment
Antonyms
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Etymology
Follow-up comes from follow ('to go after') and up ('afterwards' or 'further'), so a medical follow-up is an appointment that comes after treatment to check recovery.