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Term Description

Viscosity is commonly measured for synovial fluid or semen using a 'string test', in which drops of test fluid are expelled through a syringe needle or pipette and the extent of the trailing string is observed. Synovial fluid is very viscous due to its high concentration of polymerized hyaluronate and will form a trailing string that is a few inches long when exiting a syringe needle. Less viscous fluid may be seen with inflammation and will have a shorter string. Semen is tested in a similar manner; a normal sample leaves the needle or pipette in small drops with very little trailing thread, while a semen sample that is abnormally viscous forms a thread more than 2 cm long. A semen specimen that is more viscous than normal after liquefaction may indicate reduced sperm motility.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Viscosity:Visc:Pt:Synv fld:Ord:
Long Common Name
Viscosity of Synovial fluid Qualitative
Short Name
Visc Snv Ql
Display Name
Viscosity Ql (Syn fld)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Viscosity, Synovial fluid

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Viscosity
    LP15950-6
    • Analyte
      Viscosity
      LP15950-6
      • Component Numerator
        Viscosity
        LP15950-6
        • Component Numerator Core
          Viscosity
          LP15950-6
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Visc
    LP6892-6
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    Synv fld
    LP7592-1
    • System Core
      Synv fld
      LP7592-1
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    NULL
     

Basic Attributes

Class
SPEC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0k
Last Updated
Version 2.73 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
8016

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
88841-2Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Synovial fluid

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
cs-CZCzech (Czechia)Viskozita:Viskozita:Časový bod:Synoviální tekutina:Ordinální:
de-ATGerman (Austria)Synonyms: Viskosität /PG
de-DEGerman (Germany)Viskosität:Viskosität:Zeitpunkt:Synovialflüssigkeit:Ordinal:
Synonyms: Gelenksflüssigkeit
el-GRGreek (Greece)Ιξώδες:Visc:Pt:Αρθρικό υγρό:Ord:
Synonyms: Ord Pt SPEC Visc Αρθρικό υγρό Ιξώδες
es-ARSpanish (Argentina)viscosidad:viscosidad:punto en el tiempo:líquido sinovial:ordinal:
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Viscosidad:Viscosidad:Punto temporal:Líquido sinovial:Ord:
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Viscosidad:Viscosidad:Punto temporal:Líquido sinovial:Ordinal:
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Viskoossus:Visc:Pt:SynF:Ord:
Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Liigesevedelik sünoviaalvedelik Viskoossus
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Viscosité:Viscosité:Temps ponctuel:Liquide synovial:Ordinal:
fr-FRFrench (France)Viscosité:Viscosité:Ponctuel:Liquide synovial:Qualitatif:
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Viscosité:Viscosité:Temps ponctuel:Liquide synovial:Ordinal:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Viscosità:Viscosità:Pt:Liquido sinoviale:Ord:
Synonyms: Caratteristiche campione Punto nel tempo (episodio) Viscosità
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)viscositeit:viscositeit:moment:synoviaal vocht:ordinaal:
pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)Viscosidade:Visc:Pt:LiqSinov:Ord:
Synonyms: Vicos; Viscos; Point in time; Random; Snv; Joint fluid; Joint aspirate; Synovial fluid; Syn fl; Joint fld; Joint flu; Synov; SNV; SF; Ql; Ordinal; QL; Qualitative; Qual; Screen
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Вязкость:Вязк:ТчкВрм:Синов ждк:Пор:
Synonyms: Вязкость Порядковый Синовиальная жидкость Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Vizkozite:Vizk:Zmlı:Snvy sv:Srl:
zh-CNChinese (China)粘性:粘度属性:时间点:滑液:序数型:
Synonyms: 依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型 关节吸出液;关节抽出液;关节液;骨膜液;滑膜腔积液;关节腔积液 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 标本;标本信息;标本类 粘度;粘度型属性;粘稠度;粘稠度型属性;粘稠度属性 粘度;粘滞度;粘稠度;胶粘性;黏度;黏性;黏滞性

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