specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available.

SPECIMEN definition: 1. something shown or examined as an example; a typical example: 2. a small amount of blood or…. Learn more.

A specimen is a small quantity of someone's urine, blood, or other body fluid which is examined in a medical laboratory, in order to find out if they are ill or if they have been drinking alcohol or taking drugs.

3 days ago · Noun specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina) An individual instance that represents a class; an example. early specimens of the art of Picasso a specimen of my own …

A specimen is a sample of something, like a specimen of blood or body tissue that is taken for medical testing. The noun specimen comes from the Latin word specere, meaning “to look.” Biologists collect …

Definition of specimen noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Medicine, Laboratory (in medicine, microbiology, etc.) a sample of a substance or material for examination or study: a urine specimen; a tissue specimen. a particular or peculiar kind of person.