appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

double check, countercheck - something that checks the correctness of a previous check

Apgar score - an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

paternity test - a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be

stress test - a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

matter, substance - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

report, written report, study - a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"

run, test, trial - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

ELISA, enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay - an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)

immunohistochemistry - an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)

diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

bioassay - appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard

analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

bioassay - subject to a bio-assay

pick up the gauntlet, take a dare - be dared to do something and attempt it

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

have a go, give it a try - make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"

grope - search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"

endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

give it a try, give it a whirl - try; "let's give it a whirl!"

adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, risk, chance, hazard - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"