Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white coat syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: white -coat syn-drome
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of white coat hypertension (“hypertension exhibited by a patient only when in a clinical setting, presumably because of anxiety”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While more than 8.5 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with hypertension, medical experts say millions are being misdiagnosed often as a result of "white coat" syndrome or waiting room nerves."

Etymology

From white coat + syndrome.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

white coat hypertension

Questions

What does white coat syndrome mean?: Synonym of white coat hypertension (“hypertension exhibited by a patient only when in a clinical setting, presumably because of anxiety”).
Where does white coat syndrome come from?: From white coat + syndrome.

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