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self-examination Audio
self·ex·am·i·na·tion
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Physical Examination; Health behavior
Definitions related to self-examination:
  • (self examination) Inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION, testicular self-examination).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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