Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Blood Sedimentation

Measurement of rate of settling of ERYTHROCYTES in blood.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Measurement of rate of settling of ERYTHROCYTES in blood.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Erythrocyte Sedimentation
  • Sedimentation, Blood
  • Sedimentation, Erythrocyte
  • Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  • Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates
  • Rate, Erythrocyte Sedimentation
  • Rates, Erythrocyte Sedimentation
  • Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte
  • Sedimentation Rates, Erythrocyte

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

/drug eff /rad eff permitted; coordinate with disease /blood, not /physiopathol

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Tree Numbers

  1. E01w.370.225.625.125w
  2. E05.200.625.125w

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NLM Classification

QY 408

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood Sedimentation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001799. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001799
  2. Blood Sedimentation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate
  3. Blood Sedimentation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111208