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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

investigation, investigating go
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

examination, scrutiny
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

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21 Subcategories

audit go
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination go
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check go
a thorough physical examination
comparison, comparing go
the act of examining resemblances
fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb go
a method of examining in minute detail
follow-up, followup, reexamination, review go
a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
going-over go
a careful and thorough inspection
once-over, look-over go
a swift cursory examination or inspection
ophthalmoscopy go
examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope
palpation, tactual exploration go
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
endoscopy go
visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
gonioscopy go
an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea
keratoscopy go
examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
rhinoscopy go
examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
scan go
the act of scanning
search go
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
survey, study go
a detailed critical inspection
testing go
an examination of the characteristics of something
time and motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, motion study, time study, work study go
an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort
review, inspection go
a formal or official examination
bank examination go
an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner