Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasosorption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: na-sosorp-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of sampling (specimen collection) from nasal passages, involving absorption of fluid (from the mucosal lining of the nose) by a type of swab different from older types.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Using the recently developed method of nasosorption with synthetic adsorptive matrices (SAM), a series of samples were taken."
"We used nasosorption as a noninvasive method of respiratory mucosal sampling in a paediatric virology setting."

Etymology

By genericization from a trademark, Nasosorption, from a blend of naso- + absorption. The method is still proprietary, so its name is still capitalized in careful (and precise) writing.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nasosorption mean?: A method of sampling (specimen collection) from nasal passages, involving absorption of fluid (from the mucosal lining of the nose) by a type of swab different from older types.
Where does nasosorption come from?: By genericization from a trademark, Nasosorption, from a blend of naso- + absorption. The method is still proprietary, so its name is still capitalized in careful (and precise) writing.

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