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Chapter 12Blood and HematologyERY

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)/ĕ-rĭth-rō-sīt sĕd-ĭ-mĕn-TĀ-shŭn rāt/

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blood test that measures the speed at which RBCs settle to the bottom of a tube; used to detect inflammation