Synonyms for ESR (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet 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):
erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sed rate, sedimentation rate
WordNet sense 2 (microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet):
electron spin resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance
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