Treadmill test: A test (sometimes called the exercise treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) recording of the heart is made as the patient performs increasing levels of exercise on the treadmill which is tilted to produce the effect of going up a small hill. The patient can stop the test at any time, i...
[n] - a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored
noun a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored