SPECIMEN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

Example:

they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

Sense 2

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)

Credits

Context examples:

The date and time of the microbiology specimen data.

(Microbiology Specimen Date Time, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the 846 epitope present on the chondroitin sulfate chains of aggrecan in a biological specimen.

(Aggrecan Chondroitin Sulfate Epitope 846 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of the alanine aminopeptidase in a biological specimen.

(Alanine Aminopeptidase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

He nodded and added: "Oh, it ain't so bad as all that. Look at me. Pretty healthy specimen, ain't I?"

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

It is no reflection upon your professional knowledge, said he, for I believe that, save for one sample in a laboratory at Buda, there is no other specimen in Europe.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At least one specimen was brought to the surface alive for further study.

(Three New Species of Fish Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean, VOA)

A measurement of the adiponectin hormone in a biological specimen.

(Adiponectin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Raman microspectroscopy is a laboratory technique used to produce molecular fingerprints of materials and biological specimens.

(Cell chemistry illuminated by laser light, National Science Foundation)

The specimens presented better capacity to contract their heart muscle.

(Molecule created in Brazil helps fight heart failure, Agência Brasil)

A measurement of the acid urate crystals present in a biological specimen.