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ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Blood
DEF

The rate at which erythrocytes sediment from a well-mixed specimen of venous blood, as measured by the distance that the top of the column of erythrocytes falls in a specified time interval under specified conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Sang
DEF

Analyse de sang mesurant la hauteur de plasma en millimètre, calculée au bout d'une heure de sédimentation de sang total prélevé sur anticoagulant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sangre
DEF

Análisis de sangre en el que se utiliza un tubo especial para medir la extensión y velocidad de sedimentación de los glóbulos rojos en una columna de sangre citratada, que varían en distintos estados fisiológicos y patológicos.

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