Westergren method

English

Etymology

Described by Swedish physician Alf Vilhelm Albertsson Westergren (1891–1968) in 1921.

Proper noun

Westergren method

(hematology) A method, used to estimate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which measures the distance (in millimeters) which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood fall to the bottom of a standardized upright tube over a period of one hour.

Related terms

Westergren tube

See also

Wintrobe method

Further reading

“Westergren method”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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