SEDIMENTATION RATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation

Synonyms:

erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; sed rate; sedimentation rate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("sedimentation rate" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

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