sed rate

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymserythrocyte sedimentation rateESRsedimentation rate

   Broaderrate

Questions about sed rate

What does sed rate mean?

sed rate means "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".

What is another word for sed rate?

Close synonyms include erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.