HyperDic: sedimentation_rate

English > 1 sense of the expression sedimentation rate:
NOUNtimesedimentation rate, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sed ratethe rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions
English > sedimentation rate: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe 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.
Synonymserythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sed rate
BroaderrateA magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Catalanvelocitat de sedimentació globular

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