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westergren method

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
west-er-gren method
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.

Etymology

Described by Swedish physician Alf Vilhelm Albertsson Westergren (1891–1968) in 1921.

Phrases

Westergren tube Wintrobe method

Frequently Paired Words

Westergren tube Wintrobe method

Questions

What does westergren method mean?
A method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.
Where does westergren method come from?
Described by Swedish physician Alf Vilhelm Albertsson Westergren (1891–1968) in 1921.

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