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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work;
- Example: "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
[syn: follow-up, followup]

2. an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done;
[syn: follow-up, followup]

3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment;
[syn: follow-up, followup, reexamination, review]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

follow-up \follow-up\ n. 1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit. Note: A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a sale or other request would also be a follow-up. Syn: reexamination, review. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. (Journalism) A subsequent story providing information discovered or events happening after a first story was published. [PJC] 3. (Journalism) Same as sidebar. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

follow-up n 1: a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" [syn: follow-up, followup] 2: an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done [syn: follow-up, followup] 3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: follow-up, followup, reexamination, review]