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Apgar score [′ap·gär ‚skȯr] (medicine) An index used to evaluate a newborn infant's physical condition based on a rating of 0-2 for each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and skin color. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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3) of having a low score (0-3 on a scale of 0-10) on the Apgar test taken five minutes after birth. Among the firsts credited to New Jersey physicians and researchers are the development of rehabilitative medicine and of the Apgar test, invented by Dr. |
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