medical checkup vs medical exam

medical checkup and medical exam both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medical checkup	Yes	No	No	No
medical exam	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medical checkup and medical exam are synonyms defined as:

medical checkup and medical exam: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

Other synonyms of medical checkup include checkup, health check, medical, medical examination.

medical checkup (noun)	medical exam (noun)
a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person	a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person