# APGAR

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #90,147

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

## Etymology
Backronym, from Apgar score.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apgar