Medical Definition of Westergren method

1. A procedure for estimating the sedimentation rate of red blood cells in fluid blood by mixing venous blood with an aqueous solution of sodium citrate and allowing it to stand in an upright standard pipet (200 mm long) filled to the zero mark; the fall of the red blood cells, in millimeters, is then observed in 1 hr; the normal rate for men is 0 to 15 mm (average, 4 mm), and for women 0 to 20 mm (average, 5 mm). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Westergren Method

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Wesselsbron disease
Wesselsbron disease virus
Wesselsbron fever
Wessex
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West
West's syndrome
west-central
West-sider
Westberg's space
westbound
wested
wester
westered
Westergren method (current term)
westering
westerlies
westerly
Westermark's sign
westermark sign
western
Western
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Westernisation
westernisations
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westernises

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