- specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class
--1 is a kind of example, illustration, instance, representative
- specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
--2 is a kind of sample
--2 has particulars: cytologic specimen - specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"