medical examination vs medical exam

medical examination and medical exam both are nouns.

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

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

medical examination 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 examination include checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup.

medical examination (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