sweat test

noun

Definition of sweat test

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web The sweat test technology, also in development for several years, is expected to manifest for the masses via a wearable technology slated to launch next year. — Alicia Wallace, CNN, "Why Gatorade wants to analyze your sweat," 5 Sep. 2020 The most common way to diagnose CF is a sweat test — a painless test measuring the concentration of salt in a person's sweat. — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, "What It's Like to Live With a Disease No One Understands: "There Was Barely Any Oxygen Getting to My Brain"," 9 Aug. 2016

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