medical exam vs medical examination

medical exam and medical examination both are nouns.

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

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

medical exam and medical examination: 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 checkup.

medical exam (noun)	medical examination (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