The Iberians (Latin: HibÄrÄ«, from Greek: Î¯Î²Î·ÏÎµÏ, Iberes) were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources (among others, Hecataeus of Miletus, Avienus, Herodotus and Strabo) identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC.
Updated April 14, 2017. A sed rate, short for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, is a blood test that detects nonspecific inflammation in the body. Nonspecific means that the sed rate test does not identify the source of the problem or illness which is causing the inflammation.
'sed' rate, ESR A test that measures the rate at which RBCs in venous blood settle to the bottom of a test tube, a nonspecific indicator of inflammation; ESR â in collagen vascular disease, neoplasia, pregnancy, hyperproteinemia; â in polycythemia, microcytosis, sickle cell anemia; it is used to monitor Pts with rheumatic diseases, as therapy may require frequent adjustment of doses.