Specimen
Cancer Terms -> NCI Administrative Concepts -> Cancer Science -> Specimen
Specimen Definition
A part of a thing, or of several things, taken to demonstrate or to determine the character of the whole, e.g. a substance, or portion of material obtained for use in testing, examination, or study; particularly, a preparation of tissue or bodily fluid taken for examination or diagnosis.Specimen Synonyms
Specimen, Research Specimen, SampleTerms in Specimen category
B-ionBiospecimen
Cell Line
Cell Strain
Clone
Colony
Cryopreserved Cell
Hybridoma
Invertebrate Tissue and Cells
Lysate
Nuclear Extract
Plant Tissue Cells
Prokaryotic Cell Component
Protoplast
Spheroplast
Y-ion