Search Result for "sedimentation_rate":
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):

sedimentation 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]