Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Relating to or caused by standing upright: orthostatic hypotension.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to an upright position.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. pertaining to an upright standing posture
Etymologies
- ortho- + static (Wiktionary)
- ortho- + Greek statos, standing; see static + -ic. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This kind of position-related drop in blood pressure - a condition known as orthostatic hypotension - is pretty common and is usually linked to dehydration or overmedication.”
“In a retrospective study by Rabkin and associates, the most frequently occurring adverse effects included hypertensive reactions (some of these were due to inadvertent consumption of foods containing tyramine or concurrent use of catecholamine-containing drugs), orthostatic hypotension, hypomania, weight gain and sexual dysfunction. 2 In most cases adverse effects were controlled with dosage adjustments.”
“She immediately knew whom I had to take Sarah to see: Dr. Julian Stewart, who was doing extensive research on POTS postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in adolescents, and Dr. Hendricks-Munoz believed Sarah's symptoms closely matched those associated with POTS.”
The Huffington Post: Barbara Hannah Grufferman: Your Teenager: Depressed, Anxious... or This?
“Effect of sleep restriction on orthostatic cardiovascular control in humans.”
The Huffington Post: T.S. Wiley: Dying for a Good Night's Sleep
“The product is specifically approved to treat orthostatic hypotension, a condition in which patients are unable to maintain blood pressure while standing and become faint or dizzy.”
The Wall Street Journal: FDA Proposes To Remove Shire Drug From Market
“CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP, a presentation on applying for Social Security disability benefits when dealing with fatigue, fibromyalgia or orthostatic intolerance. 2-4: 30 p.m.,”
The Washington Post: Fairfax County community calendar, Sept. 16-23, 2010
“After a week of testing, the Mayo doctors diagnosed me with a problem called POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.”
“Some of them were repeats of the tests for an inner-ear disorder, but he also went through a tilt-table test for orthostatic intolerance, an eye exam, a neurological exam, strength tests, autonomic nerve tests (to be sure he had no permanent damage) and blood work.”
“Greg Page, the magician and Yellow Wiggle in the popular fluorescent-skivvied foursome, suffers from orthostatic intolerance, a disorder which stops his heart from pumping enough blood while standing or dancing.”
“In fact Greg Page quit The Wiggles because he suffers from orthostatic intolerance, a rare disorder that leaves him constantly fatigued and liable to collapse without warning, which ironically tends to be Purple Wiggle's schtick.”
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