- SED RATE
- Sedimentation Rate (Medical » Physiology)
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SED RATE
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sed rate — sed n SEDIMENTATION RATE … Medical dictionary
sed 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, ↑sedimentation rate • Hypernyms: ↑rate … Useful english dictionary
Sed (disambiguation) — Sed may refer to *Scottish Education Department *Surface conduction Electron emitter Display *Sed card, a portfolio on a card used by models and actors *Sed festival, in Ancient Egypt *sed, a Unix utility for processing text *Selective eating… … Wikipedia
Rate, sed — A sedimentation rate, or "sed rate", is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation activity. It is measured by recording the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) sediment in a tube over time. It increases (the RBCs… … Medical dictionary
Rate, sedimentation — 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
Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation — A sedimentation rate, or "sed rate", is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation activity. It is measured by recording the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) sediment in a tube over time. It increases (the RBCs… … Medical dictionary
SED — a symbol for standard erythemal dose, a unit used to measure the amount of skin reddening ultraviolet radiation received by a person in the sun or in a tanning salon. One SED is equal to a dose of 100 joules per square meter (J/m2) of skin… … Dictionary of units of measurement
SED — sedimentation rate; skin erythema dose; standard erythema dose; spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia; standard error of deviation; staphylococcal enterotoxin D * * * SED abbr skin erythema dose * * * skin erythema dose; see erythema dose, under dose … Medical dictionary
sed rt — sedimentation rate … Medical dictionary
SED — • sedimentation rate; • skin erythema dose; • standard erythema dose; • spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia; • standard error of deviation; • staphylococcal enterotoxin D … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
