Osler's maneuver

noun

Os·​ler's maneuver

variants or Osler maneuver

ˈäs-lər(z)-  ˈōs- 

: a sphygmomanometric procedure of disputed usefulness in detecting false cases of hypertension in the elderly that involves inflating the cuff above the systolic blood pressure and that is held to indicate pseudohypertension if the arteries remain palpable presumably due to inelasticity and sclerosis