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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

definr.com - related to BLOOD - WHAT DOES ESR STANDS FOR ESR stands for : Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate.

Blood contains Red Blood Cells, the red part when you do a blood test or in a patient's case more than one blood tests i.e. blood tests, that would include RBC - red blood cells, white blood cells and a bunch of conventional things doctors need to know about your BLOOD. Through Medical test will be required when you need more attention.


ESR is included in this list. And in short ESR WHEN HIGH MEANS INFLAMMATION - Something is burning or feeling of burning ( mild or severe ).


ESR (http://definr.com/ESR)

n 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 [syn: {erythrocyte
sedimentation rate}, ESR, sedimentation rate, {sed
rate}]
2: microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption
of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron spin
resonance}, ESR, electron paramagnetic resonance]

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