WORK-UP


Meaning of WORK-UP in English

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

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