"orthostasis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ortho- + stasis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ortho|stasis}} ortho- + stasis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} orthostasis (uncountable)
  1. (sciences) The act or status of standing upright. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences Synonyms: orthostatism
    Sense id: en-orthostasis-en-noun-en:standing_upright Topics: sciences
  2. (sciences, especially medicine, informal) Ellipsis of orthostatic hypotension. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, especially, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: orthostatic hypotension Categories (topical): Medicine, Sciences
    Sense id: en-orthostasis-en-noun-en:hypotension_from_standing__elliptically Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ortho-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ortho-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: clino-orthostatic, orthostat, orthostatic [adjective]
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