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LOINC 2.82

Anucleated bodies/Round cells in Prostatic fluid by Manual count

Anuc bdy/Rnd cells NFr Prost fld Manual

Definition

  • Using light microscopy, semen and prostatic fluid often contains 'anucleate bodies', sometimes as the most prevalent non-sperm component of semen. The anucleate bodies are generally considered a biproduct of spermatogenesis, resulting from the shedding of excess cytoplasm by spermatozoa.

Component

  • Anucleated bodies/Round cells

Specimen / system

  • Prostatic fld

Class

  • FERT

Property

  • NFr

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • Manual count

Related names

  • Anuc bdy; bod; Body; Cell; Cellularity; EPS; expressed prostatic secretion; FERTILITY TESTING; Genitourinary; GU; Manl; Number fraction; Percent; Point in time; Prost; Prost fld; Prostate; Prostate secretion; Prostati; Prostatic secretion; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Rnd cells; Unnucleated; URO; Urology

Index terms

  • Anuc bdy
  • bod
  • Body
  • Cell
  • Cellularity
  • EPS
  • expressed prostatic secretion
  • FERTILITY TESTING
  • Genitourinary
  • GU
  • Manl
  • Number fraction
  • Percent
  • Point in time
  • Prost
  • Prost fld
  • Prostate
  • Prostate secretion
  • Prostati
  • Prostatic secretion
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Rnd cells
  • Unnucleated
  • URO
  • Urology