audit - a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"

autopsy, necropsy, PM, postmortem examination, postmortem - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination - a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

comparing, comparison - examining resemblances or differences

fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb - a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes"

reexamination, review, follow-up, followup - a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

going-over - a careful and thorough inspection

look-over, once-over - a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over"

palpation, tactual exploration - 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)

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

endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

keratoscopy - examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface

rhinoscopy - examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)

scan - the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

search - boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"

study, survey - a detailed critical inspection

testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

motion study, time and motion study, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, work study - an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

inspection, review - a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

bank examination - an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner

looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"