خێرایی نیشتنی خوێن (ESR)
Measuring how fast red blood cells settle in a laboratory tube, to find inflammation.
The ESR test measures how fast the red blood cells settle within one hour. When there is inflammation in the body, the red cells settle faster and the number rises. It is used as a supporting test to follow joint inflammation and long-term infections.
«After he recovered from the illness, his sedimentation rate dropped to the normal level.»
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