EXAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exam mean? 

• EXAM (noun)
  The noun EXAM has 1 sense:

1. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

  Familiarity information: EXAM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

exam; examination; test

Context example:

when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions

Hypernyms ("exam" is a kind of...):

communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exam"):

bar exam; bar examination (an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction)

comp; comprehensive; comprehensive examination (an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge)

entrance exam; entrance examination (examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies)

final; final exam; final examination (an examination administered at the end of an academic term)

litmus test (a test that relies on a single indicator)

midterm; midterm exam; midterm examination (an examination administered in the middle of an academic term)

oral; oral exam; oral examination; viva; viva voce (an examination conducted by spoken communication)

prelim; preliminary exam; preliminary examination (an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue)

quiz (an examination consisting of a few short questions)

exam paper; examination paper; question sheet; test paper (a written examination)

tripos (final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University)

 Context examples 

There is no single test for MS. Doctors use a medical history, physical exam, neurological exam, MRI, and other tests to diagnose it.

(Multiple Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A personal medical history may include information about allergies, illnesses, surgeries, immunizations, and results of physical exams and tests.

(Medical history, NCI Dictionary)

Doctors may use a physical exam, lab tests, imaging tests and a muscle biopsy to diagnose myositis.

(Myositis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Most doctors use several methods, including medical history, a physical exam, x-rays, or lab tests.

(Osteoarthritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

They include a physical exam, a pelvic exam, lab tests, ultrasound, or a biopsy.

(Ovarian Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Your doctor using your medical and family history, physical exam, and imaging and lab tests to diagnose it.

(Osteogenesis Imperfecta, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

During deferred therapy, patients may be given certain exams and tests.

(Deferred therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Doctors use a physical exam and special heart tests to diagnose congenital heart defects.

(Congenital Heart Defects, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

By getting regular Pap tests and pelvic exams you can find and treat any problems before they turn into cancer.

(Cervical Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A physical exam of the breast performed by a health care provider to check for lumps or other changes.

(CBE, NCI Dictionary)