Glossary

Blood sedimentation

Blood sedimentation

Blutsenkung·Also: BSG, Blutsenkungsgeschwindigkeit

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate measures how quickly the red blood cells settle in a tube. An accelerated value can indicate an inflammation or another condition in the body, but it is non-specific.

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