Westergren method

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. hematologyA 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.

Origin

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

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