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6.2.1.10. Specimen

The | Specimen | hierarchy contains concepts representing entities that are obtained (usually from a patient) for examination or analysis. | Specimen | concepts can be defined by attributes which specify: the normal or abnormal body structure from which they are obtained; the procedure used to collect the specimen; the source from which it was collected; and the substance of which it is comprised.

Examples of Specimen concepts:
  • | Specimen from prostate obtained by needle biopsy (specimen) |;
  • | Urine specimen obtained by clean catch procedure (specimen) |;
  • | Calculus specimen (specimen) |;
  • | Cerebroventricular fluid cytologic material (specimen) |.
Note: See also Attributes used to define Specimen concepts.
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