workup

Etymology

From the verb phrase work up.

noun

1. (countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.
2. (chemistry) All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product.
3. (military) A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation.
4. (uncountable) Synonym of scrub baseball
   The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat. 2014, Tom Bentley, Flowering: And Other Stories