plural of white coat

A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc as protection.

Synonym of white coat hypertension

(medicine, idiomatic) Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.

Alternative spelling of white coat hypertension

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

(advertising) A rule prohibiting the use of actors dressed as medical professionals to give a misleading impression of the medical benefits of a product being advertised.

plural of white coat rule

(humorous) Mental health professionals.

Synonym of white coat hypertension