Westergren, Alf Vilhelm (1891–1968), Swedish physician. In 1921 in an article on blood in pulmonary tuberculosis, Westergren introduced his method for measuring the sedimentation rate of red blood cells.
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Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation rate
noun Wes·ter·gren erythrocyte sedimentation rate \ˈves-tər-grən-\
Medical Definition of WESTERGREN ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
: sedimentation rate of red blood cells determined by the Westergren method—called also Westergren sedimentation rate
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