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POSTURAL HYPOTENSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postural hypotension mean? 

POSTURAL HYPOTENSION (noun)
  The noun POSTURAL HYPOTENSION has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


POSTURAL 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 ("postural hypotension" is a kind of...):

hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)


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