Master test

Mas·ter test

(mas'tĕr), an early and long-used exercise challenge to identify ischemic heart disease using a pair of 9-inch steps with a platform on top, the number of trips by the patient arbitrarily chosen and related to age and body weight.
See also: two-step exercise test.
Synonym(s): Master two-step exercise test

Master,

Arthur Matthew, U.S. physician, 1895-1973. Master test - requires the subject to ascend and descend two nine-inch steps repeatedly, the number of trips determined from age- and sex-specific tables. Synonym(s): Master two-step exercise testMaster two-step exercise test - Synonym(s): Master test