Medical Dictionary

sample

noun sam·ple \ˈsam-pəl\

Medical Definition of SAMPLE

1
:  a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality :  specimen <a blood sample>
2
:  a finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole

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