examination

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of examining.

   “In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal.”

   “[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].”

   “The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).”

2. (countable, uncountable)Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
3. (countable, uncountable)A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
4. (countable, uncountable)Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.