pseudohypertension

pseudohypertension
pseu·do·hy·per·ten·sion .süd-ō-.hī-pər-'ten-chən n a condition esp. of some elderly, diabetic, and uremic individuals in which an erroneously high blood pressure reading is given by sphygmomanometry usu. due to loss of flexibility of the arterial walls

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pseu·do·hy·per·ten·sion (soo″do-hi″pər-tenґshən) a falsely elevated blood pressure reading by sphygmomanometry, occurring particularly in elderly patients, caused by loss of compliance of the arterial walls.

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