white-coat hypertension

white-coat hypertension definition - medical

white-coat hypertension

noun
Transient hypertension that occurs during a medical examination, presumably as a result of anxiety.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.