biospecimen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specimen of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein, to be stored in a biorepository for future research

Word forms

biospecimen biospecimens

Etymology

From bio- + specimen.

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