#specimen.sample  a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
  supertype:  sample.natural_object  all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
  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

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