HyperDic: white-coat_hypertension

English > 1 sense of the expression white-coat hypertension:
NOUNstatewhite-coat hypertensiontemporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
English > white-coat hypertension: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningtemporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office.
Broaderhigh blood pressure, hypertensionA common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

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