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specimen
n. example, part seen as typical of a whole; sample taken for the purpose of analysis or testing; unique or peculiar person (Slang)


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Specimen
In biology, a specimen is an individual animalplant or microorganism used as a representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species.In handwriting recognition, forensic handwriting analysis and signature verification, the term sample refers to a specimen of handwriting.In a medical laboratory, a specimen is a sample taken from a patient, most frequently blood or urine.
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specimen
Noun
1. an example regarded as typical of its class
(hypernym) example, illustration, instance, representative
2. a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
(hypernym) sample
(hyponym) cytologic specimen


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spécimen (m)
n. specimen, example, part seen as typical of a whole; sample taken for the purpose of analysis or testing

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specimen (het)
n. specimen, sample

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