glass(noun) a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure. glass, drinking glass(noun) a container for holding liquids while drinking. glass, glassful(noun) the quantity a glass will hold. field glass, glass, spyglass(noun) a small refracting telescope.
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is the meaning of ESWL in the medical context. E= Extracorporeal S= Shock W= Wave L= Lithotripsy. ESWL. It is a non-invasive procedure used to send shock waves through the body to disintegrate kidney stones.
ESR stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is commonly called a sed rate.. It is a test that indirectly measures how much inflammation is in the body. A blood sample is needed. Most of the time blood is drawn from a vein located on the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.