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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.

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Origin of Apgar score

Named after V. Apgar

Words nearby Apgar score

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How to use Apgar score in a sentence

Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).
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The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.
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Sting took over the lead role to try to draw an audience, but his thumpingly inspirational score was already the hero of the show.
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Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge.
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Chiefly, we forgot the many, many problems there are with the bones—the book and score—to this show.
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The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
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Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.
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The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
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It was locked there so firmly that a score of men had to labor for hours next day ere it could be cleared.
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I raised my pipe above my head and hurled it against the fence, where it crashed into a score of pieces.
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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 ]

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).