WHITE-COAT HYPERTENSION


Meaning of WHITE-COAT HYPERTENSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from the white laboratory coats worn by physicians

Date: 1986

: a temporary elevation in a patient's blood pressure that occurs when measured in a medical setting (as a physician's office) and that is usually due to anxiety on the part of the patient

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.