English

A man being administered a cardiac stress test

Alternative forms

• stess-test (in attributive use)

Noun

stress test ‎(plural stress tests)

1. (medicine) A test of cardiac function after a standardized amount of exertion.
2. Any test of function in response to stress.
3. (banking, finance) A test of an organization's ability to meet its financial obligations in adverse financial circumstances.

External links

• stress test on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• stress testing (medical) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (bank stress tests on Wikipedia.Wikipedia