What does erythrocyte sedimentation rate mean?
• ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (noun) The noun ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE has 1 sense: 1. 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 Familiarity information: ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE used as a noun is very rare.