NOUN | cognition | specimen | an example regarded as typical of its class |
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body | specimen | a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes |
Sounds | speh'sahmahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An example regarded as typical of its class. | |
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Broader | example, illustration, instance, representative | An item of information that is typical of a class or group |
Spanish | espécimen | |
Catalan | espècimen |
Meaning | A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes. | |
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Example | "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" | |
Narrower | cytologic specimen | A specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis |
Broader | sample | All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class |
Spanish | especimen, muestra | |
Catalan | mostra |
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