Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Measurement
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A quantitative measurement of the distance that red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of unclotted blood.
Synonyms: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Measurement erythrocyte sedimentation rate Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ESR Biernacki Reaction Sed Rate Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) sedimentation rate
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NCIT_C174238, NCIT_C77526, NCIT_C174250, NCIT_C167409, NCIT_C67154, NCIT_C142799, NCIT_C90259, NCIT_C65047, NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C156953, NCIT_C156952, NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C159339, NCIT_C118468, NCIT_C159418
The distance (e.g. millimeters) that red blood cells settle in unclotted blood over a specified unit of time (e.g. one hour).
A quantitative measurement of the distance that red blood cells travel in 1 hour in a sample of unclotted blood.
A quantitative measurement of the distance that red blood cells settle in one hour in a sample of unclotted blood. Used in the evaluation of systemic inflammation.
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 marrow.