Ontology of Clinical Research

Last uploaded: June 21, 2013
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Biospecimen

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Any material sample taken from a biological entity for testing, diagnostic, propagation, treatment or research purposes, including a sample obtained from a living organism or taken from the biological object after halting of all its life functions. Biospecimen can contain one or more components including but not limited to cellular molecules, cells, tissues, organs, body fluids, embryos, and body excretory products.

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http://purl.org/net/OCRe/OCRe.owl#OCRE400065

definition

Any material sample taken from a biological entity for testing, diagnostic, propagation, treatment or research purposes, including a sample obtained from a living organism or taken from the biological object after halting of all its life functions. Biospecimen can contain one or more components including but not limited to cellular molecules, cells, tissues, organs, body fluids, embryos, and body excretory products.

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NCI Thesaurus entry for Biospecimen. Available at http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C70699

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Biospecimen

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OCRE400065

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Biospecimen

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http://purl.org/net/OCRe/OCRe.owl#OCRE400021

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