Oct 12, 2012 02:25
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

V.S.

Portuguese to English Medical Medical (general)
It's a medical test, but which one?

Context:

"São pedidas novas análises, (transaminases, *VS*, factor reumatóide, serologia para citomegalovirus, Epsten Barr, Brucella, pesquisa e cultura de bacilo de Kock na expectoração), marcada consulta para reavaliação e renovada incapacidade para o trabalho."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 sed.rate (sedimentation rate)

Proposed translations

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sed.rate (sedimentation rate)

Velocidade de sedimentação (VS): É um exame que mede a rapidez com que os glóbulos vermelhos descem num tubo de vidro com sangue durante uma hora. A VS é um indicador de inflamação e pode aumentar por diversas razões, entre elas a AR.

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-10-12 02:43:30 GMT)
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Sorry, I forgot to add:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate
Example sentence:

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Westergren ESR, is the rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of one hour. It is a common hematology test, and is a non-specific measure of inflammation.

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