treadmill exercise test

treadmill exercise test
(TET), treadmill stress test (TMST) any of various graded exercise tests in which the patient walks on an inclined treadmill, which is generally increased in speed and incline through the test; see also specific test protocols, e.g., Bruce protocol. Cf. bicycle ergometer exercise t.

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