ESR

Definitions of ESR

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sed rate, sedimentation rate

   type of:

   rate

   a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
2. noun

   microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet
   synonyms: electron paramagnetic resonance, electron spin resonance

   type of:

   microwave spectroscopy

   the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum