SEDIMENTATION RATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sedimentation rate mean? 

• SEDIMENTATION RATE (noun)
  The noun SEDIMENTATION RATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SEDIMENTATION RATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEDIMENTATION RATE (noun)

Sense 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; sed rate; sedimentation rate

Hypernyms ("sedimentation rate" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

 Context examples 

Also called ESR and sedimentation rate.

(Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, NCI Dictionary)

Also called erythrocyte sedimentation rate and sedimentation rate.

(ESR, NCI Dictionary)

Fever, anemia, leucocytosis, and an increased sedimentation rate are often seen.

(Ewing Sarcoma of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

Separation of particles on the basis of their differential sedimentation rate.

(Elutriative Centrifugation, NCI Thesaurus)

Blood tests for C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) can help physicians assess levels of inflammation in the body.

(Obesity May Influence Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood Tests, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A clinical stage I or II non-Hodgkin lymphoma without any of the following risk factors: large mediastinal mass, extranodal spread, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, involvement of at least three lymph node areas, and B symptoms.

(Early Favorable Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical stage I or II non-Hodgkin lymphoma with at least one of the following risk factors: large mediastinal mass, extranodal spread, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, involvement of at least three lymph node areas, and B symptoms.

(Early Unfavorable Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The sedimentation rate is increased in inflammation, infection, cancer, rheumatic diseases, and diseases of the blood and bone marrow.

(Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, NCI Dictionary)