loading...| Preferred Name |
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Synonyms |
Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate High ESR Elevated ESR Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate High erythrocyte sedimentation rate Elevated sedimentation rate |
| Definitions |
An increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The ESR is a test that measures the distance that erythrocytes have fallen after one hour in a vertical column of anticoagulated blood under the influence of gravity. The ESR is a nonspecific finding. An elevation may indicate inflammation or may be caused by any condition that elevates fibrinogen. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003565 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0151632 SNOMEDCT_US:165468009 |
| definition |
An increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The ESR is a test that measures the distance that erythrocytes have fallen after one hour in a vertical column of anticoagulated blood under the influence of gravity. The ESR is a nonspecific finding. An elevation may indicate inflammation or may be caused by any condition that elevates fibrinogen. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate High ESR Elevated ESR Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate High erythrocyte sedimentation rate Elevated sedimentation rate |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0003565 |
| label |
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| notation |
HP:0003565 |
| prefLabel |
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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