sedimentation of blood

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• Blood flow — is the continuous running of blood in the cardiovascular system. The human body is made up of several processes all carrying out various functions. We have the gastrointestinal system which aids the digestion and the absorption of food. We also… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …   Medical dictionary

• blood analysis — Laboratory examination of the physical and chemical properties and components of a sample of blood. Analysis includes number of red and white blood cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes); red cell volume, sedimentation (settling) rate, and… …   Universalium

• sedimentation rate — The distance red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of blood as they settle to the bottom of a test tube. The sedimentation rate is increased in inflammation, infection, cancer, rheumatic diseases, and diseases of the blood and bone… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• sedimentation rate — noun the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation • Syn: ↑erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ↑ESR, ↑sed rate • Hypernyms: ↑rate * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Blood test — A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick. Blood tests are used to determine physiological and biochemical states such as disease, mineral …   Wikipedia

• blood count — the count of the number of red and white blood cells and platelets in a specific volume of blood. [1895 1900] * * *       laboratory test that determines the number of red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)) and white blood cells (leukocytes …   Universalium

• blood sedimentation — separation of blood cells from the plasma …   English contemporary dictionary

• sedimentation rate — n. blood test carried out to see if there is an inflammation in the body …   English contemporary dictionary

• Complete blood count — Blood count redirects here. For the Billy Strayhorn composition, see Blood Count. Complete blood count Diagnostics Schematics (also sometimes called Fishbones ) of shorthand for complete blood count commonly used by clinicians and healthcare… …   Wikipedia

• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH …   Wikipedia