orthostasis en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English stasis English orthostasis From ortho- + stasis.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act or status of standing upright.
lightheadedness during orthostasis
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, especially, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of orthostatic hypotension.
alt of orthostatic hypotension
A history of orthostasis prompts some caution in prescribing of antihypertensives.
Relateds
orthostat · clino-orthostatic · orthostatic