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Westergren method

Westergren method proper noun: a method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.

Proper noun

Westergren method

  1. A method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.

Origin of Westergren method

Described by Swedish physician Alf Vilhelm Albertsson Westergren (1891–1968) in 1921.

Questions about Westergren method

What does Westergren method mean?
Westergren method means a method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.
What part of speech is Westergren method?
Westergren method is a proper noun.

Words near Westergren method in the dictionary

  1. westered
  2. Westerfield
  3. Westerfields
  4. Westergard
  5. Westergards
  6. Westergren method
  7. Westerham
  8. Westerhams
  9. Westerhill
  10. Westerhof syndrome
  11. Westerhold

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