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Cold Pressor Test
A test for measuring the response of heart and blood pressure to the
stress of plunging an extremity (foot or hand) into ice water.
The normal response is an increase in both heart rate and blood
pressure.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
