STRESS TEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stress test mean? 

• STRESS TEST (noun)
  The noun STRESS TEST has 1 sense:

1. a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

  Familiarity information: STRESS TEST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRESS TEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stress test" is a kind of...):

assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stress test"):

treadmill test (a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored)

 Context examples 

The exercise level of a cardiac stress test.

(Cardiac Stress Test Exercise Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

The exercise level during a progressive cardiac stress test.

(Cardiac Stress Test Exercise Stage, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)

The relative risk of developing ischemia determined by a cardiac stress test.

(Cardiac Ischemic Risk Score, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

Also included is the non-stress test derived fetal heart rate response to fetal movements.

(Fetal Biophysical Profile, NCI Thesaurus)

The electrocardiography results may determine whether the heart is performing normally or suffering from abnormalities, may indicate coronary artery blockages, can be used for detecting calcium, magnesium and other electrolyte disturbances, allow the detection of conduction abnormalities, indicate the physical shape of a patient during stress test and provide information on the physical condition of the heart.

(Electrocardiography, NCI Thesaurus)