Noun: ESR
- 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
"The doctor ordered an ESR test to check for underlying inflammation";
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sedimentation rate, sed rate
- Microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet
"ESR is used to study free radicals in chemical reactions";
- electron spin resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance
Type of: microwave spectroscopy, rate
Encyclopedia: ESR