Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate

1 sense of erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Sense 1
erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate -- (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)
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")