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| Ap·gar score [ áp gr skawr ] (plural Ap·gar scores) |
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| Definition: |
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score assessing condition of newborn child: a score that is given after assessing the condition of a newborn baby in the five areas of heart rate, breathing, skin color, muscle tone, and reflex response. Each area has a maximum of two points.
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| [After Virginia Apgar (1909-1974), U.S. physician] |
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