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Apgar score noun phr. M20.
[from Virginia Apgar (1909-74), US anaesthesiologist.]
Medicine. A measure of the physical condition of a newborn infant, obtained by adding points (2, 1, or 0) for heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and skin coloration (a score of ten representing the best possible condition).