forensic specimen

specimen /spec·i·men/ (spes´ĭ-men) a small sample or part taken to show the nature of the whole, as a small quantity of urine for analysis, or a small fragment of tissue for microscopic study.

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A sample, as of tissue, blood, or urine, used for analysis and diagnosis.

specimen

[spes′imən] pl. specimens

Etymology: L, specere, to look

a small sample of something intended to show the nature of the whole, such as a urine specimen.

specimen [spes´ĭ-men]

a small sample or part taken to show the nature of the whole, such as a small quantity of urine for urinalysis or a small fragment of tissue for microscopic study.

clean-catch specimen (clean-voided specimen) a urine specimen obtained after the external urethral area is washed with a liquid soap and rinsed well; then the patient starts a urinary stream, stops it, and voids into a sterile specimen container. The purpose of obtaining such a specimen is to minimize contamination by external organisms. Called also midstream specimen.

midstream specimen clean-catch specimen.

sputum specimen a sample of mucous secretion from the bronchi and lungs; see also sputum specimen.

specimen

a small sample or part taken to show the nature of the whole, such as a small quantity of urine for urinalysis, or a small fragment of tissue for microscopic study.

specimen artifacts

changes in tissues or other samples for laboratory examination, caused by the collection, transport, fixing, section cutting, staining or other procedural manipulations.

forensic specimen

specimen collected in the knowledge that there will probably be litigation relating to the case. Requires complete, accurate identification of the specimen and the patient and client, and that a separate reserve specimen be kept for any further testing required by the court. All containers should be sealed so that they cannot be tampered with, and preferably in the presence of witnesses.

specimen

A small sample of something–cells, organ, organism, plasma, tissue, whatever, that represents a whole, from which a diagnosis is rendered or other determination of said object's nature is made. See Fasting specimen, Fingerstick specimen, Frozen specimen, Rejected specimen.

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artifacts
binocular microscope
capillary specimen
clean-catch specimen
compound microscope
electron microscope
ferning
freeze-fracturing
frozen section
induced sputum
KOH-cleared specimens
light microscope
micromanipulator
microscope
microtome
midstream catch urine specimen
mordant
neutron activation analysis

The laboratory's role in forensics Handling a forensic specimen is no easy task for the laboratorian.

Forensic pathology: separating fact from fiction by Johnson, Deborah G. / Medical Laboratory Observer

It is designed to aid the clinical laboratorian in developing procedures for the efficient and reliable analysis of clinical and forensic specimens to qualitatively and/or quantitatively determine the presence of drugs of abuse and other commonly encountered drugs.

CLSI Publishes Guideline for Toxicology and Drug Testing in the ... by Business Wire

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