biospecimen

biospecimen

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
English specimen
English biospecimen

    From bio- + specimen.

    Noun

    biospecimen (plural biospecimens)

    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
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