esr (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
1Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH …
2erythrocyte sedimentation rate — ESR. The distance red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of blood as they settle to the bottom of a test tube. The sedimentation rate is increased in inflammation, infection, cancer, rheumatic diseases, and diseases of the blood and bone… …
3erythrocyte sedimentation rate — noun 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 • Syn: ↑ESR, ↑sedimentation rate, ↑sed rate • Hypernyms: ↑rate …
4erythrocyte sedimentation rate — (ESR) the rate at which erythrocytes precipitate out from a well mixed specimen of venous blood, measured by the distance the top of the column of erythrocytes falls in a given time interval under specified conditions; an increase in rate is… …
5sedimentation rate — the rate at which solid particles sink in a liquid under the influence of gravity. See also: ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) …
6erythrocyte sedimentation rate — noun The rate at which red blood cells precipitate in an hour; a screening test used to test for various conditions. Abbreviated as ESR …
7erythrocyte sedimentation rate — see ESR …
8erythrocyte sedimentation rate — see ESR …
9Sedimentation rate — A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube. The sedimentation rate… …
10sedimentation rate — The distance red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of blood as they settle to the bottom of a test tube. The sedimentation rate is increased in inflammation, infection, cancer, rheumatic diseases, and diseases of the blood and bone… …
