workup
Americannoun
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a thorough medical diagnostic examination including laboratory tests and x-rays.
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a tentative plan or proposal.
Etymology
Origin of workup
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase work up
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While we hear the stories of those whose scans found a dangerous tumor, we don’t hear from the many more who went through an unnecessary workup for something that was never going to harm them.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The wolves were flown to a base camp where a state crew outfitted them with satellite collars and completed a workup that included taking body measurements and blood and DNA samples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
"By directly measuring only two specific biomarkers in a blood sample, we can rapidly assess the O3I without time-consuming and costly sample workup protocols prior to analysis."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
“We do a full medical workup on everybody,” Tampa Bay general manager Peter Bendix said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
Gosling began his experiment by doing a personality workup on eighty college students.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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