Apgar score

noun

a numerical measure of the physical health of a newborn infant derived by evaluating heart rate, muscle tone, respiratory effort, response to stimulation, skin color, and other physiological indicators.

Origin of Apgar score

named after V. Apgar

Words nearby Apgar score

apex, apex beat, Apex Club, apex pneumonia, Apgar, Apgar score, aph., aphaeresis, aphagia, aphakia, aphalangia

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British Dictionary definitions for Apgar score

apgar score

apgar rating

/ (ˈæpɡɑː) /

noun

a system for determining the condition of an infant at birth by allotting a maximum of 2 points to each of the following: heart rate, breathing effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and colour

Word Origin for apgar score

C20: named after V. Apgar (1909–74), US anaesthetist

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Medical definitions for Apgar score

Apgar score

[ ăp′gär ]

n.

A system of evaluating a newborn's physical condition by assigning a value (0, 1, or 2) to each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimuli, and skin color.

Scientific definitions for Apgar score

Apgar score

[ ăp′gär ]

A score that assesses the general physical condition of a newborn infant by assigning a value of 0, 1, or 2 to each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin color, and response to stimuli. The five scores are added together, with a perfect score being 10. Apgar scores are usually evaluated at one minute and five minutes after birth. The Apgar score is named for the system's deviser, American physician Virginia Apgar (1909-1974).

单词	apgar score
释义	Apgar score noun a numerical measure of the physical health of a newborn infant derived by evaluating heart rate, muscle tone, respiratory effort, response to stimulation, skin color, and other physiological indicators. Origin of Apgar score named after V. Apgar Words nearby Apgar score apex, apex beat, Apex Club, apex pneumonia, Apgar, Apgar score, aph., aphaeresis, aphagia, aphakia, aphalangia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Apgar score apgar score apgar rating / (ˈæpɡɑː) / noun a system for determining the condition of an infant at birth by allotting a maximum of 2 points to each of the following: heart rate, breathing effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and colour Word Origin for apgar score C20: named after V. Apgar (1909–74), US anaesthetist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for Apgar score Apgar score [ ăp′gär ] n. A system of evaluating a newborn's physical condition by assigning a value (0, 1, or 2) to each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimuli, and skin color. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for Apgar score Apgar score [ ăp′gär ] A score that assesses the general physical condition of a newborn infant by assigning a value of 0, 1, or 2 to each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin color, and response to stimuli. The five scores are added together, with a perfect score being 10. Apgar scores are usually evaluated at one minute and five minutes after birth. The Apgar score is named for the system's deviser, American physician Virginia Apgar (1909-1974). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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