white coat hypertension

Alternative forms

 * white-coat hypertension
 * whitecoat hypertension

Etymology
. From the stereotypical uniform of a medical practitioner.

Noun

 * 1)  Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 白大衣高血壓
 * Finnish: valkotakkiverenpaine
 * French: hypertension de la blouse blanche