orthostatic hypotension

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orthostatic hypotension (countable and uncountable, plural orthostatic hypotensions)

  1. (medicine, cardiology) A form of hypotension that occurs when standing after a period of sitting or lying down.
    Synonym: orthostasis (ellipsis)
    Hyponym: hypotension
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