sample
(sam′pĕl)
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[Fr. esample, example fr. L. exemplum]
1. A piece or portion of a whole that demonstrates the characteristics or quality of the whole, e.g., a specimen of blood.
2. In research, a portion of a population selected to represent the entire population.
SEE: specimen
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Sample." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751036/all/sample.
Sample. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751036/all/sample. Accessed December 11, 2024.
Sample. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751036/all/sample
Sample [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751036/all/sample.
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