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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:Semen:Ord:
Long Common Name
Viscosity of Semen Qualitative
Short Name
Visc Smn Ql
Display Name
Viscosity Ql (Sem)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Viscosity, Semen

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
    Semen
    LP7589-7
    • System Core
      Semen
      LP7589-7
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    NULL
     

Basic Attributes

Class
SPEC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.09
Last Updated
Version 2.73 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
2057

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
54231-6Semen analysis fertility panel
13361-1Semen analysis panel
101569-2Semen and urine analysis fertility panel - Specimen

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
cs-CZCzech (Czechia)Viskozita:Viskozita:Časový bod:Ejakulát:Ordinální:
de-ATGerman (Austria)Synonyms: Viskosität /EJ
el-GRGreek (Greece)Ιξώδες:Visc:Pt:Σπέρμα:Ord:
Synonyms: Ord Pt SPEC Visc Ιξώδες Σπέρμα
es-ARSpanish (Argentina)viscosidad:viscosidad:punto en el tiempo:semen:ordinal:
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Viscosidad:Viscosidad:Punto temporal:Semen:Ordinal:
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Viscosidad:Viscosidad:Punto temporal:Semen:Ord:
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Viskoossus:Visc:Pt:Sem:Ord:
Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Sperma Viskoossus
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Viscosité:Viscosité:Temps ponctuel:Liquide séminal:Ordinal:
fr-FRFrench (France)Viscosité:Viscosité:Ponctuel:Sperme:Qualitatif:
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Viscosité:Viscosité:Temps ponctuel:Liquide séminal:Ordinal:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Viscosità:Viscosità:Pt:Liquido seminale,Sperma,seme:Ord:
Synonyms: Caratteristiche campione Punto nel tempo (episodio) Viscosità
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)viscositeit:viscositeit:moment:sperma:ordinaal:
pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)Viscosidade:Visc:Pt:Esperma:Ord:
Synonyms: Vicos; Viscos; Point in time; Random; Smn; Ejaculate; Seminal fluid; SMPLS; Sem; Ql; Ordinal; QL; Qualitative; Qual; Screen
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Вязкость:Вязк:ТчкВрм:Сперма:Пор:
Synonyms: Вязкость Порядковый Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Vizkozite:Vizk:Zmlı:Semen:Srl:
uk-UAUkrainian (Ukraine)В'язкість:В'язкість:МоментЧасу:Сперма:Порядково:
Synonyms: Ejaculate; Genitourinary; GU; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Sem; Seminal fluid; Smn; SMPLS; SPEC; URO; Urology; Vicos; Viscos; Viscosity
zh-CNChinese (China)粘性:粘度属性:时间点:精液:序数型:
Synonyms: 一次射出的精液;射精 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 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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