41208-0
Viscosity+Liquefaction [Identifier] of Semen
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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.
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Viscosity+Liquefaction
- Property
- Prid
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Semen
- Scale
- Nom
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Viscosity+Liquefaction [Identifier] of Semen
- Short Name
- Visc+Liquefaction Smn
- Display Name
- Viscosity+Liquefaction Nom (Sem)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Viscosity+Liquefaction, Semen
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SPEC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.15
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 2964
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ιξώδες+Υγροποίηση: Synonyms: Prid Ιξώδες Ιξώδες+Υγροποίηση Υγροποίηση |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Viscosidad+Licuefacción: |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Viscosidad + Licuefacción: |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Viscosité+Liquéfaction: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Viscosité+liquéfaction: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Viscosité+Liquéfaction: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Viscosità+Liquefazione: Synonyms: Caratteristiche campione Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sperma; |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | viscositeit + vloeibaarheid: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Viscosidade+Liquefação: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Вязкость+Разжижение: Synonyms: Номинальный; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Vizkozite+Sıvılaşma: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 粘性+液化: Synonyms: 一次射出的精液; |
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