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orthostatic hypopiesis (medicine)


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orthostatic hypotension
<cardiology> The manifestation of low blood pressure when rising from a chair or bed.

A drop in blood pressure that is precipitated by changes in body position. May be related to hydration status, drug side effect or be caused by a dysfunction in the autonomic nervous systems ability to maintain blood pressure with positional changes (for example autonomic neuropathy secondary to diabetes).