self-examination

self-examination
self-examining, adj.
/self"ig zam'euh nay"sheuhn, self'-/, n.
1. examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
2. Med. examination of one's body for signs of illness or disease: breast self-examination.
[1640-50]

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