examination

noun

Etymology: From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.

1. 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, […].”

2. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
3. 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. Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.