Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: ery-thro-cyte sed-i-men-ta-tion rate
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rate (usually expressed in millimeters per hour) at which red blood cells precipitate in a vertical tube over a period of one hour, often determined as a screening test for the presence of inflammation.

Inflected Forms

erythrocyte sedimentation rates (plural)

Phrases

Westergren method

Frequently Paired Words

Westergren method

Synonyms

ESR sedimentation rate sed rate

Questions

What does erythrocyte sedimentation rate mean?: The rate (usually expressed in millimeters per hour) at which red blood cells precipitate in a vertical tube over a period of one hour, often determined as a screening test for the presence of inflammation.

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