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ESR

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Abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body.

It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube.

The sedimentation rate increases with more inflammation.

Also commonly called the sed rate

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