Microsample

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A very tiny sample.

    "Theranos has acknowledged it was only running a limited number of tests on a microsample of blood using its finger-prick technology."

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"Theranos has acknowledged it was only running a limited number of tests on a microsample of blood using its finger-prick technology."

Etymology

From micro- + sample.

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