[fol.low-up] n (1916) 1 a: the act or an instance of following up b: something that follows up
2: maintenance of contact with or reexamination of a person (as a patient) esp. following treatment
3: a news story presenting new information on a story published earlier
[2]follow-up adj (1912) 1: of, relating to, or being something that follows up "~ action by the police --Frank Faulkner"
2: done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons "~ care for discharged hospital patients"