n. test performed to evaluate and determine the physical state of a newborn baby which is carried out one minute after birth and repeated five minutes later (five things are tested: heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color {rating is based on a scale from 1 to 10})
APGAR SCORE
Meaning of APGAR SCORE in English
Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012