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    SEDIMENTATION RATE

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     I. (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 inflammationplay

    Synonyms:

    erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; sed rate; sedimentation rate

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

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

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

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