单词 | white coat syndrome |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite coat syndrome white coat syndrome n. (a) the wearing of a white coat as a symbol of professional status, esp. in medicine or science (cf. sense 1c); (also) the (excessive) attribution of authority to a person wearing such a coat or to science itself (now rare); (b) anxiety occurring in response to an encounter with a health care professional, esp. when this causes raised blood pressure (cf. white coat hypertension n.). ΚΠ 1966 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 26 Apr. 4/1 The agency spokesman who seeks funds for research is certain to get all he asks for... This is partly a consequence of the white coat syndrome. 1976 Herald (Wheeling, Illinois) 7 Apr. 5/6 Until then, he'll be interrupting his sleep for the benefit of pet owners who want an alternative to the white-coat syndrome. 1986 Hypertension & Elderly (U.S. Congress House Select Comm. Aging) 49 Many persons with elevated blood pressures in the [doctor's] office may have normal blood pressures outside of the office visit... Now I guess that this is what physicians refer to as the white coat syndrome. 1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 17 Nov. e8/3 ‘White coat syndrome’—fear of doctors—is common. With such patients, the doctor expects a rise in pressure, but how then to get a true reading? 2011 Independent 24 Aug. 11/3 Many patients suffer from ‘white coat syndrome’—their blood pressure rises because of anxiety. < as lemmas |
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