LOINC display name : Viscosity Liquefaction Nom (Sem);
LOINC long common name : Viscosity Liquefaction [Identifier] of Semen;
LOINC short name : Visc Liquefaction Smn;
LOINC 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.;
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