{"id":7860,"date":"2020-02-20T07:45:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T07:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=7860"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:49:11","slug":"specimen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/specimen\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A representative sample removed from the whole for analysis in order to make a diagnostic or histologic characterization.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dried plant or part of a plant in a herbarium, or any plant (part) collected for study.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A part of a plant or an entire plant, either dried in a herbarium or living in a botanical garden.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sample of body tissue or fluid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A small quantity of something given for testing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>One item out of a group.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Small sample of something; part of a whole, intended upon analysis to reveal the characteristics of the whole (e.g., a urine specimen used for urinalysis).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sample of a body fluid or tissue for laboratory analysis. 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