health checks

Routine medical screenings

Health checks are routine examinations to assess whether something is functioning properly.

In medicine, a health check is a preventive screening—blood pressure, cholesterol, basic bloodwork—even when no symptoms are present.

In computing, health checks are automated tests that verify servers or services are running correctly: The load balancer runs health checks every thirty seconds.

The term extends to any systematic review of condition or status: a financial health check, a health check on the project.

Opposites
medical urgency

health checksemergency treatment

Urgent care for injuries

emergency care · acute care · urgent care · crisis intervention · trauma care

care approach

health checkssick visits

Healthcare for acute illness

disease management · palliative care · damage control · crisis management

health engagement

health checksmedical neglect

Failure to provide healthcare

willful ignorance

Family

check, health

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G