sweat test

noun

: a test for cystic fibrosis that involves measuring the subject's sweat for abnormally high sodium chloride content

Examples of sweat test in a Sentence

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The participants’ pores filled in an average of 5 minutes (in comparison to the average of 15 minutes from the first sweat test) and then formed a thin film, without creating puddles first. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025 The most precise way to calculate your electrolyte needs is through a sports lab that offers custom sweat tests. Outside Online, 23 Mar. 2025 Looking for a deodorant that passes the sweat test with flying colors? Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2021 Instead of that incredibly invasive and uncomfortable procedure, the sweat test simply required collecting sweat from somewhere on a patient’s body. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2021 Don’t sweat test scores. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 17 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sweat test was in 1978

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“Sweat test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20test. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

sweat test

noun
: a test for cystic fibrosis that involves measuring the subject's sweat for abnormally high sodium chloride content

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