Whitecoat hypertension

noun

Definitions

1.nounElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.

Synonyms

white coat effect white coat high blood pressure white coat syndrome white-coat hypertension pre-hypertension high blood pressure prehypertension high blood hypotensive hyperaldosteronaemia hyperlipaemic hyperheparinaemia

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