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sedimentation rate

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Sedimentation Rate
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Main Entry: sedimentation rate
Function: noun
: the speed at which red blood cells settle to the bottom of a column of citrated blood measured in millimeters depositedper hour and which is used especially in diagnosing the progress of various abnormal conditions (as chronic infections)
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sedimentation rate n.
The degree of rapidity with which red blood cells sink in a specimen of drawn blood.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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