How to Pronounce "white coat hypertension"
expression
HWYTE / WYTE KOHT hy-per-TEN-shuhn
WYTE KOHT hy-puh-TEN-shuhn
Definition
A condition where a person's blood pressure is higher in a medical setting, typically due to anxiety when seeing doctors or nurses, than it is at home or in everyday life.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt/ /ˈkoʊt/ /ˌhaɪpɝˈtɛnʃən
British English
wˈaɪt/ /kˈəʊt/ /hˈaɪpətənʃən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HWYTE / WYTE KOHT hy-per-TEN-shuhn
UK
WYTE KOHT hy-puh-TEN-shuhn
Listen in Context
My doctor said I might have white coat hypertension.
Some people experience white coat hypertension during checkups.
Home readings can help diagnose white coat hypertension.
I always seem to get white coat hypertension whenever I visit the clinic, but my numbers are fine at home.