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

• erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• sed rate
• sedimentation rate

2. (noun) microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet

• electron paramagnetic resonance
• electron spin resonance

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

• rate

2. (noun) microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet

• microwave spectroscopy