(of cervical mucus) the formation of a fern-like pattern
Examples of 'ferning' in a sentence
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Five examiners classified the ferning patterns of all the patients.
Sergio Felberg, Hamilcar Cordeiro, Elcio Hideo Sato, Dino Martini Filho, Maria CristinaNIshiwaki-Dantas, Roberto Mitiaki Endo, Paulo Elias Correa Dantas 2008, 'Reprodutibilidade na classificação do teste de cristalização do filme lacrimal empacientes com síndrome de Sjögren Reproducibility of the classification of ocularferning patterns in Sjogren's syndrome patients', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000200017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tear samples were collected from the right eyes and tear ferning patterns were observed and graded.
Ali M. Masmali, Adil Al-Shehri, Saud A. Alanazi, Ali Abusharaha, Raied Fagehi, GamalA. El-Hiti 2016, 'Assessment of Tear Film Quality among Smokers Using Tear Ferning Patterns', Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8154315. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was superior to conventional standard diagnostic methods (pooling, nitrazine, and ferning), the nitrazine test alone or fern test alone.
Beng Kwang Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani, Nor AzlinMohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Muhammad Abdul Jamil Muhammad Yassin 2013, 'Comparison between Amnisure Placental Alpha Microglobulin-1 Rapid Immunoassay andStandard Diagnostic Methods for Detection of Rupture of Membranes', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/587438. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ocular ferning test was used to qualitatively assess mucus function in early stages of xerophthalmia.
Edward D, Mascarenhas F 1988, 'Conjunctival mucus ferning in hypovitaminosis A', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1988;volume=36;issue=1;spage=27;epage=28;aulast=Edward. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Saliva containing high estrogen hormones can form a ferning picture on saliva dried on object glass.
Riska Mutia Ersyari, Rosiliwati Wihardja, Murnisari Dardjan 2014, 'Determination of ovulation in women using saliva ferning test', Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistryhttp://jurnal.unpad.ac.id/pjd/article/view/14011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)