A sample to be used for analysis.

Specimen
identifier
External Identifier
accessionIdentifier
Identifier assigned by the lab
status
available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error
type
Kind of material that forms the specimen
subject
Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
receivedTime
The time when specimen was received for processing
parent
Specimen from which this specimen originated
request
Why the specimen was collected
collection
Collection details
collector
Who collected the specimen
collected[x]
Collection time
duration
How long it took to collect specimen
quantity
The quantity of specimen collected
method
Technique used to perform collection
bodySite
Anatomical collection site
fastingStatus[x]
Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink
processing
Processing and processing step details
description
Textual description of procedure
procedure
Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen
additive
Material used in the processing step
time[x]
Date and time of specimen processing
container
Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
identifier
Id for the container
description
Textual description of the container
type
Kind of container directly associated with specimen
capacity
Container volume or size
specimenQuantity
Quantity of specimen within container
additive[x]
Additive associated with container
condition
State of the specimen
note
Comments