self-exam
Checking yourself out
Self-exam is an inspection you perform on your own body to check for abnormalities, especially signs of disease.
Most commonly refers to breast self-exams or testicular self-exams, where you feel for lumps or changes: Monthly self-exams can help detect cancer early.
The term occasionally extends to self-administered tests in educational settings.
Upper front torso
- testicularOf the male gonads
- skinBody's outer layer
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- lumpShapeless solid mass
mole · mammogram · screening · biopsy · ultrasound · abnormality · tumor · benign
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- meditationFocused attention practice
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
insight · honest · strengths · weaknesses · values
Evaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
review · preparation · questions · answers · grading · flashcards · recall · comprehension
breast
Upper front torso
- testicularOf the male gonads
- skinBody's outer layer
- palpationMedical examination by touch
lump · mole · mammogram · screening · biopsy · ultrasound · abnormality · tumor · benign · malignant
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- meditationFocused attention practice
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
mindfulness · insight · honest · strengths · weaknesses · values
test
Evaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- studyDeliberate learning effort
practice · review · preparation · questions · answers · grading · flashcards · recall · comprehension · evaluation
- skin examsvisual inspection, mole check, dermoscopy, skin cancer screening, spot check
- health screeningsmammogram, mammography, colonoscopy, cancer screening, newborn screening
- self-reflectionjournaling, introspection, soul-searching, contemplation, reflective writing
- breast cancerbreast cancer, mastectomy, mammogram, lumpectomy, mammography
- Health Awarenessawareness ribbon, awareness month, health campaign, pink ribbon, red ribbon
- Cancer Screeningmammogram, mammography, breast ultrasound, breast biopsy, early detection
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