0 something shown or examined as an example; a typical example: --
1 used to refer to something that is an example of a particular thing : --
This lilac thrives in full sun and can be used as a background plant for smaller plants, or as a specimen plant.
A specimen tree on the lawn beside the Manor House is 130 years old.
Specimen papers of the new examinations were released to schools.
The signature on the letter must be compared with the specimen signature held by the company.
2 something shown or examined as an example; a typical example: --
He has a collection of rare insect specimens.
3 something that is used or can be examined as a typical example: --
Measurements of quantitative characters given in the species descriptions are based on specimens which were available at the time this study was conducted.
Real specimens too can be available so that the size of an organ, or the appearance of tissue can be appreciated.
Frozen sections were cut from primary breast carcinoma specimens and stained with hematoxylin and eosin to confirm tumor content.
In the specimens obtained 1 week after the procedure, the epithelium covering the stroma in the ablated zone demonstrated mild hyperplasia.
Ligament tearing was predominant in the specimens from younger humans and from rhesus monkeys.
The ages of the human specimens ranged from 20 to 75 years, with a mean of 62 years.
Five specimens were tested for each type of implant.
We also tested protein accumulation levels in the specimens examined by western blot analysis.
