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SPECIMEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does specimen mean?
• SPECIMEN (noun)
The noun SPECIMEN has 2 senses:
1. an example regarded as typical of its class
2. a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
Familiarity information: SPECIMEN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An example regarded as typical of its class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("specimen" is a kind of...):
example; illustration; instance; representative (an item of information that is typical of a class or group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context example:
they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis
Hypernyms ("specimen" is a kind of...):
sample (all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specimen"):
cytologic specimen (a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis)
Context examples
A measurement of the albumin protein in a biological specimen.
(Albumin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A measurement of the methemoglobin in a biological specimen.
(Methemoglobin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Kindly compare it with the specimen in your hand.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“A specimen of the thanks one gets,” cried Mrs. Markleham, in tears, “for taking care of one's family! I wish I was a Turk!”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A measurement of the acetylcholinesterase in a biological specimen.
(Acetylcholinesterase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A measurement of the methylmalonic acid in a biological specimen.
(Methylmalonic Acid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
He opened his bag, and at last we saw placed upon our table a complete specimen of that bust which we had already seen more than once in fragments.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A measurement of the abnormal cells in a biological specimen.
(Abnormal Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A classification of microbiology specimen data.
(Microbiology Specimen Category, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic that refers to the physical and organoleptic state of a microbiology specimen.
(Microbiology Specimen Condition, NCI Thesaurus)
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