medical examination
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪɡˈzæməˌneɪʃən/
:
examen médico
- All medical examinations used to determine job qualifications must be job-related and consistent with business necessity.
- undergo a medical examination
- standardized medical examination
- medical examination form
She goes to this clinic in this kind of shady part of town and strips to get ready to do her her medical examination.
- She goes to this clinic in this kind of shady part of town and strips to get ready to do her her medical examination.
Examples
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You may conduct medical examinations after an offer of employment is made.
Academic text (1996) -
Additionally, physicians were encouraged, but not required, to complete the medical examination form during this phase of the project.
Academic text (1997) -
I hope you had a medical examination.
Fiction book (1996) -
In 2009, after undergoing the medical examination, 10,000 men were told to gain weight.
Academic text (2010) -
My men and all highway patrol personnel undergo a thorough medical examination every year.
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Only a thorough medical examination can reveal if you have already been harmed.
Blog text (20) -
Here, children under the age of five receive inoculations and a cursory medical examination.
Academic text (2001) -
An individual medical examination was carried out by a professor in gynecology and obstetrics.
Academic text (2012) -
Typically, the day after arrival in Jakarta, the candidate is subjected to a medical examination that determines whether she is pregnant or ill.
Academic text (2004) -
Before starting school, all students must complete a medical examination to ensure they are healthy.
Synonyms
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1.9
A health exam by a doctor to see how healthy you are
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3.2
A medical check of a person's general health
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3.0
A full physical check of your body and health tests
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2.5
A visit to a doctor to check your general health
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2.8
A complete check of a person's body and health using tests
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2.3
A complete health exam by a doctor that includes tests
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2.7
A full medical examination to see how your body is working
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'medical examination' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'medical' (relating to medicine) with 'examination' (a detailed inspection), yielding an inspection related to health or a check-up. This Adj+N compositional pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Medical examination comes from the simple picture of a doctor looking closely at a person's body: medical means 'by a doctor' and examination means a 'careful check'. So it became the name for a thorough physical check-up, often with tests, to see someone's health.