#sample.natural_object all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
supertype: #natural_object__naturalobject an object occurring naturally; not made by man
subtype: #specimen.sample a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
subtype: #cytologic_specimen__cytologicspecimen a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
subtype: #cytologic_smear__cytologicsmear__smear__cytosmear a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
subtype: #alimentary_tract_smear any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
subtype: #esophageal_smear alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus
subtype: #gastric_smear__gastricsmear alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach
subtype: #oral_smear alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth
subtype: #paraduodenal_smear__duodenal_smear alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum
subtype: #cervical_smear__Pap_smear__Papanicolaou_smear a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
subtype: #lower_respiratory_tract_smear__lowerrespiratorytractsmear__bronchoscopic_smear__bronchoscopicsmear__sputum_smear any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
subtype: #vaginal_smear__vaginalsmear smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
subtype: #core.sample a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
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