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 ==== ==== See also ==== Wintrobe method === Further reading === “Westergren method”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.