ˈstress test

  • 1Stress Test — may refer to: *Stress Test (television) for the Brandy and Mr Whiskers episode *Stress testing for the medical term …

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  • 2stress test — n an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill) …

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  • 3stress test — stress′ test n. med a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion • Etymology: 1970–75 …

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  • 4Stress Test —   [engl.], Belastungstest …

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  • 5stress test — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stress test : singular stress test plural stress tests 1) economics a test used to find out if a bank or other financial institution is likely to fail or have serious problems in a difficult economic situation… …

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  • 6stress-test — /stres test /, v.t. to subject to a stress test. * * * …

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  • 7stress-test — /stres test /, v.t. to subject to a stress test …

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  • 8Stress test, pharmacologic — There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of… …

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  • 9Stress test, physiologic — Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of these …

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  • 10stress test — noun a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress • Hypernyms: ↑assay, ↑check • Hyponyms: ↑treadmill test * * * noun : an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled …

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