ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orthostatic hypotension mean? 

• ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION (noun)
  The noun ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION has 1 sense:

1. low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up

  Familiarity information: ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

orthostatic hypotension; postural hypotension

Hypernyms ("orthostatic hypotension" is a kind of...):

hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)