erythrocyte sedimentation rate

English

Noun

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (plural erythrocyte sedimentation rates)

(hematology) The rate (usually expressed in millimeters per hour) at which red blood cells precipitate in a vertical tube over a period of one hour, often determined as a screening test for the presence of inflammation.
Synonym: (initialism) ESR

Translations

the rate at which red blood cells precipitate in an hour

Finnish: lasko (fi), senkka (fi)
German: Blutsenkung f
Hungarian: vérsüllyedés (hu), vörösvértest-süllyedés
Icelandic: blóðsökk n
Romanian: viteză de sedimentare a hematiilor f

See also

Westergren method

Further reading

erythrocyte sedimentation rate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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