medical exam vs medical checkup

medical exam and medical checkup both are nouns.

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

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

medical exam and medical 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 checkup, health check, medical, medical examination.

medical exam (noun)	medical 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