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white-coat hypertension
white-coat hypertension (wīt′kōt′, hwĭt′-)n. Transient high blood pressure that occurs during a medical examination, presumably as a result of anxiety.
[From the white coats typically worn by physicians and other medical personnel during examinations.]white-coat hypertension or syndromen (Medicine) the phenomenon of having elevated blood pressure only during a medical consultationThesaurus| Noun | 1. | white-coat hypertension - temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's officehigh blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) |
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white-coat hypertension (wīt′kōt′, hwĭt′-)n. Transient high blood pressure that occurs during a medical examination, presumably as a result of anxiety.white-coat hypertension
Related to white-coat hypertension: White coat syndromeWords related to white-coat hypertensionnoun temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's officeRelated Words- high blood pressure
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