Examination and Preliminary examination

Examination noun - A set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence.

Preliminary examination and examination are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Preliminary examination" with "Examination", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: examine, examined, examining, examiner, examinee

Preliminary examination noun - An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.

Examination and preliminary examination are semantically related. You can use "Examination" instead a noun phrase "Preliminary examination".