breath test for alcohol

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• breath test — test carried out by breath analyzer; breathalyzer test, test given by police to test a motorist s breath for alcohol and determine if he/she is intoxicated; diagnostic test wherein endogenous or exogenous substances are measured in samples of… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Breath test — A breath test is a type of test performed on air generated from the act of exhalation. [MeshName|Breath+Tests] Types include: *Breathalyzer By far the most common usage of this term relates to the legal breath test to determine if a person is… …   Wikipedia

• breath analyzer — breath′ an alyzer n. cvb med an instrument into which a sample of a motorist s breath is taken as a test for alcohol content …   From formal English to slang

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

• Alcohol flush reaction — An Asian man experiences alcohol flush reaction. Alcohol flush reaction or Oriental Flushing Syndrome [1] (colloquially referred to as Asian Flush, Asian Turn Red Syndrome, Asian Red, Asian Glow, or Lash Rash) is a condition in which the face… …   Wikipedia

• test — test1 W1S1 [test] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(exam)¦ 2¦(medical)¦ 3¦(machine/product)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5 put somebody/something to the test 6¦(sport)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pot for testing metals , f …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• breath — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of air that can be seen, smelt, or heard (breath steamed in the cold air; bad breath). 2 a a slight movement of air; a breeze. b a whiff of perfume… …   Useful english dictionary

• Alcohol laws of New York — Location of New York Flag of the State of New York Th …   Wikipedia

• breath analyzer — an instrument consisting of a small bag or tube filled with chemically treated crystals, into which a sample of a motorist s breath is taken as a test for intoxication. * * * ▪ device also called  Breathalyzer,         device used by police to… …   Universalium

• Blood alcohol content — or blood alcohol concentration (abbreviated BAC) is the concentration of alcohol in a person s blood. BAC is most commonly used as a metric of intoxication for legal or medical purposes. It is usually measured in terms of mass per volume, but can …   Wikipedia

• Cardiac stress test — Not to be confused with Cardiac arrest. Cardiac stress test Intervention A male patient walks on a stress test treadmill to have his heart s function checked ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia