| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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