- workup
- work|up [ `wɜrkʌp ] noun count AMERICANa series of tests to find out if someone has medical problems
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Workup — may refer to: *Workup (chemistry) Additional reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product. *Workup is also used to describe a game of practice baseball (see scrub baseball) … Wikipedia
workup — To complete distribution … Glossary of postal terms
workup — n. series of tests 1) to do a workup 2) a diagnostic workup * * * (misc.) she workuped her way up to the top [ series of tests ] to do a workup a diagnostic workup (d; refl., tr.) ( to excite ) to workup into (he workuped himself up into a rage)… … Combinatory dictionary
workup — work·up wər .kəp n an intensive diagnostic study <a gastrointestinal workup> <a psychiatric workup> … Medical dictionary
workup — noun Date: 1939 an intensive diagnostic study … New Collegiate Dictionary
workup — /werrk up /, n. 1. a thorough medical diagnostic examination including laboratory tests and x rays. 2. a tentative plan or proposal. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase work up] * * * … Universalium
workup — noun a) a general medical examination to assess a person health and fitness b) additional reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product … Wiktionary
workup — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See WORK … English dictionary for students
workup — noun 1》 chiefly US a diagnostic examination of a patient. ↘Chemistry a series of experimental procedures carried out to separate and purify substances for analysis. 2》 a period of military training or preparation … English new terms dictionary
workup — work•up [[t]ˈwɜrkˌʌp[/t]] n. cvb med a thorough medical diagnostic examination including laboratory tests and x rays • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
