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Definition of Specimen

1. Noun. An example regarded as typical of its class.

2. Noun. A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes. "They collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"

Definition of Specimen

1. n. A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.

Definition of Specimen

1. Noun. An individual instance that represents a class; an example. ¹

2. Noun. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis. ¹

3. Noun. (humorous often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Specimen

1. a part or individual representative of a group or whole [n -S]

Medical Definition of Specimen

1. A piece or portion of a sample selected for examination. The specimen may, or may not be representative, whereas the sample may have been selected to be representative. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Specimen

specifications specificities specificity specificity constant specifick specificness specificnesses specifics specified specifier

specifiers specifies specify specifying specillum specimen (current term) specimen bottle specimen chamber specimen charge specimen contamination

specimen distortion specimen handling specimen holder specimen interaction specimen interaction volume 0 specimen screen specimen stage specimens specimina

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