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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sed rate n 1: 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: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate]