medical exam vs checkup

medical exam and checkup both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

medical exam (noun)	checkup (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