APGAR

A1P3G2A1R1

noun

appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score)

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Meanings

APGAR1

noun
  1. emergency medicineappearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score)

Apgar2

proper noun
  1. A Dutch or North-German surname transferred from the given name

Origin

Backronym, from Apgar score.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pagarParagPraagParga
Cite this entry
APA

APGAR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APGAR

MLA

“APGAR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APGAR. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “APGAR,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APGAR.

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