Tecumseh step test

noun

An exercise test used to determine a subject's cardiovascular fitness.

Meanings

nounTecumseh step test (plural Tecumseh step tests)

plural Tecumseh step tests

  1. governmentAn exercise test used to determine a subject's cardiovascular fitness.

Origin

It was employed in the Tecumseh Community Health Study in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Tecumseh step test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tecumseh%20step%20test

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“Tecumseh step test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tecumseh%20step%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tecumseh step test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tecumseh%20step%20test.

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