FOLLOW-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does follow-up mean? 

• FOLLOW-UP (noun)
  The noun FOLLOW-UP has 3 senses:

1. a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work

2. an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done

3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

  Familiarity information: FOLLOW-UP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOLLOW-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

follow-up; followup

Context example:

his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with

Hypernyms ("follow-up" is a kind of...):

piece of work; work (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing)

Derivation:

follow up (increase the effectiveness or success of by further action)

follow up (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

follow-up; followup

Hypernyms ("follow-up" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Derivation:

follow up (increase the effectiveness or success of by further action)

follow up (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

follow-up; followup; reexamination; review

Hypernyms ("follow-up" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

Derivation:

follow up (increase the effectiveness or success of by further action)

follow up (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)

 Context examples 

Indeed, in follow-up experiments, the misacylation was blocked by a compound that inhibits cells from generating reactive oxygen species, implicating the molecules as the trigger for misacylation.

(Genes Can be Read in Different Ways, NIH, US)

In all participants, during follow-up, pelvic floor muscle spasm was not detected or occurred in fewer muscles.

(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)

Now, the researchers plan to conduct a follow-up study with a larger number of participants.

(Daily Consumption of Turmeric Could Improve Memory, Mood, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

No longer participating in the follow-up phase of a study; not being followed.

(Off Follow-up, NCI Thesaurus)

Because bone cancer can come back after treatment, regular follow-up visits are important.

(Bone Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A follow-up gene expression analysis showed this was triggered by specific changes in immune signaling molecules.

(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)

Childhood cancer risk groups are used to plan treatment and follow-up care for certain types of cancer, such as neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.

(Childhood cancer risk group, NCI Dictionary)

There was no change in gait in relation to mental fatigue in the first 30 seconds of the follow-up walking test.

(Mental, Not Physical, Fatigue Affects Seniors' Walking Ability, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Adverse Event sub-domain is intended for those involved in safety related activities; such as detection, evaluation, follow-up and reporting.

(Adverse Event Sub-Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

All cancer survivors should have follow-up care.

(Cancer--Living with Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)