specimen

Examples

• All

• I don't want to give you a contaminated specimen.

  Gattaca (1997)

• The specimen you left with me... has no mature reproductive organs.

  Piranha 3D (2010)

• Take a look at this blood specimen.

  Man-Made Monster (1941)

• I'm gonna need to take that specimen away for testing.

  My Pet Dinosaur (2017)

• Otherwise your specimen has movement, and this will delay the procedure.

  C.O.R.N. (2021)

• Now, we'll need a urine specimen.

  Myra Breckinridge (1970)

• A color change of the specimen indicates the presence of the inhibitor at that depth.

  Academic text (1997)

• "Julie, what happened to that urine specimen we sent to toxicology tonight?"

  Fiction book (2000)

• Two clotted blood specimens were requested from all persons who met the suspected case definition.

  Academic text (2013)

• I am sure they will give me the fecal specimens I need to assess parasite infestation.

  Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

S

sample

vsspecimen

∞ 2.3

A small part taken from something to test or study

is specifically from a person or animal for medical testing

Compounds

T

type specimen

• Specialized

1 9.1

An animal or plant kept as the original example for naming a new species

C

cytologic specimen

• Specialized

8.0

A sample of cells taken from the body for examination under a microscope

M

marine specimen

5.9

A living thing from the sea kept for study or museum display

M

metallographic specimen

• Specialized

9.6

A piece of metal prepared by polishing and acid treatment to see its structure under a microscope

S

specimen bottle

• Specialized

4.2

A small bottle for collecting and keeping medical samples like urine

How Large

to biopsy

• Specialized

9 4.9

sample

∞ 2.3

specimen

• Specialized

24 4.2

swab

43 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology