Apgar Score Definition

ăpgär

noun

A quantitative rating test with a maximum of ten used to measure the vital signs of a newborn a minute or so after birth: a score greater than seven signifies good health.

Webster's New World

A system of assessing the general physical condition of a newborn infant based on a rating of 0, 1, or 2 for five criteria: heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, skin color, and response to stimuli. The five scores are added together, with a perfect score being 10.

American Heritage Medicine

A zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Apgar Score

Noun

Singular:

Apgar score

Plural:

apgar-scores

Origin of Apgar Score

After Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), American physician

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Dr. Virginia Apgar, 1952

From Wiktionary