workup
a thorough medical diagnostic examination including laboratory tests and x-rays.
a tentative plan or proposal.
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an undesirable deposit of ink on a surface being printed, caused by the forcing into type-high position of quads or other spacing material.
Origin of work-up
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How to use workup in a sentence
I am, in fact, typing these words while at the hospital waiting to get my pre-op workup for my second round of surgery.
British Dictionary definitions for work up
to arouse the feelings of; excite
to cause to grow or develop: to work up a hunger
(also preposition) to move or cause to move gradually upwards
to manipulate or mix into a specified object or shape
to gain knowledge of or skill at (a subject)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with workup
Arouse emotions; see worked up.
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