HyperDic: sed_rate

English > 1 sense of the expression *sed rate*:
NOUN	time	sed rate, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate	the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions

English > *sed rate*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
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, sedimentation rate
Broader	rate	A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Catalan	velocitat de sedimentació globular