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.

Specimen definition: a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.. See examples of SPECIMEN used in a sentence.

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

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something used as a sample (of a group or kind of something, especially an object to be studied or to be put in a collection).

Oct 31, 2025 · From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word specimen, four of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, …

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 …