Preferred Label : laboratory sample;
IUPAC definition : The sample or subsample(s) sent to or received by the laboratory. When the laboratory
sample is further prepared (reduced) by subdividing, mixing, grinding or by combinations
of these operations, the result is the test sample. When no preparation of the laboratory
sample is required, the laboratory sample is the test sample. A test portion is removed
from the test sample for the performance of the test or for analysis. The laboratory
sample is the final sample from the point of view of sample collection but it is the
initial sample from the point of view of the laboratory. Several laboratory samples
may be prepared and sent to different laboratories or to the same laboratory for different
purposes. When sent to the same laboratory, the set is generally considered as a single
laboratory sample and is documented as a single sample.;
Origin ID : L03433;
See also
The sample or subsample(s) sent to or received by the laboratory. When the laboratory
sample is further prepared (reduced) by subdividing, mixing, grinding or by combinations
of these operations, the result is the test sample. When no preparation of the laboratory
sample is required, the laboratory sample is the test sample. A test portion is removed
from the test sample for the performance of the test or for analysis. The laboratory
sample is the final sample from the point of view of sample collection but it is the
initial sample from the point of view of the laboratory. Several laboratory samples
may be prepared and sent to different laboratories or to the same laboratory for different
purposes. When sent to the same laboratory, the set is generally considered as a single
laboratory sample and is documented as a single sample.
