ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: work up
1. : an unintended mark upon a printed sheet caused by the rising in the chase of a space, lead, or piece of furniture while the job is on the press or the form is being molded for plating
2. : the laboratory, X-ray, and other procedures involved in the diagnostic study of a patient with regard to his symptoms or complaints
cardiac work-up
entered the hospital for a gastric work-up