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medical examination

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noun

  1. an examination carried out to determine the physical fitness of an applicant for a job, life insurance, etc

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Potential migrants to Russia had to undergo a medical examination before leaving and just one of multiple Nairobi clinics told AFP they saw 157 in little over one month last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Ms Kutina and her daughters were taken for a medical examination and then shifted to a detention centre.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 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 classification system attempts to create a level playing field by grouping athletes of equal or similar disabilities, as determined by medical examination.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

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

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