noun
erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR
Medical term for the rate at which red blood cells settle in a tube of blood, used as a nonspecific indicator of inflammation.
赤血球沈降速度は炎症の程度を調べる検査です。
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a test to check the degree of inflammation.
Compound of 赤血球 (red blood cell), 沈降 (sedimentation), and 速度 (rate).