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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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.
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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
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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
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“Sweat test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20test. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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