physical examination
an examination, usually by a physician, of a person's body in order to determine the person's state of health or physical fitness, such as for military service or participation in a sport.
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How to use physical examination in a sentence
“Criteria to determine eligibility for a gender category should not include gynecological examinations or similar forms of invasive physical examinations, aimed at determining an athlete’s sex, sex variations, or gender,” states guideline.
What You Missed: IOC Abandons Testosterone Rules for Transgender Athletes | Fred Dreier | November 17, 2021 | Outside OnlineWhile in custody, the police officers physically tortured her and forced her to undergo invasive medical and physical examinations.
LGBTQ Africans struggle to navigate US asylum process | Prince Chingarande | May 19, 2021 | Washington BladeMany female athletes found it and other physical examinations intrusive and humiliating.
Tamara Press, Soviet Olympic champion whose gender was questioned, dies at 83 | News Services | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostFueling the speculation have been the unorthodox practices of the contractors, who have been conducting physical examinations of the ballots, including inspecting their weight and thickness and examining folds on ballots under microscopes.
Observers report ballots and laptop computers have been left unattended in Arizona recount, according to secretary of state | Rosalind Helderman | May 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe growth was discovered during a routine physical examination after LeVert was traded earlier this month from the Nets as part of a package of players and draft picks that brought James Harden to Brooklyn.
Pacers’ Caris LeVert has successful surgery to remove cancerous growth; team expects full recovery | Des Bieler | January 27, 2021 | Washington Post
The situation in England to-day is beginning to force a physical examination of employes.
Next day, going early to the training-quarters, he took his place in a squad waiting for the physical examination.
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyAfter waiting an hour or more he decided he could not have his physical examination at that time, and he went back to the cage.
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyAbolition of physical examination of applicants for employment.
United States Steel | Arundel CotterSo Harry took the physical examination and got the policy, payable to his estate.
The Best Policy | Elliott Flower
British Dictionary definitions for physical examination
med the process of examining the body by means of sight, touch, percussion, or auscultation to diagnose disease or verify fitness
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