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biospecimen

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

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

Forms of biospecimen

pluralbiospecimens

Origin of biospecimen

From bio- + specimen.

Questions about biospecimen

What does biospecimen mean?
Biospecimen means a specimen of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein, to be stored in a biorepository for future research.
What part of speech is biospecimen?
Biospecimen is a noun.
What is the plural of biospecimen?
The plural of biospecimen is biospecimens.

Words near biospecimen in the dictionary

  1. biosparrudites
  2. biospecies
  3. biospecific
  4. biospecifically
  5. biospecificity
  6. biospecimen
  7. biospecimens
  8. biospeckle
  9. biospeckles
  10. biospectrometry
  11. biospectrophotometer

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