SEDIMENTATION RATE as NOUN

1. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (what does erythrocyte sedimentation rate mean?)
   • ESR (what does ESR mean?)
   • sed rate (what does sed rate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sedimentation rate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rate (what does rate mean?)