Collect
Collect
Collect (/kəˈlɛkt/), from the Latin colligere meaning "to gather together", is a term used in various fields of medicine. It refers to the process of gathering or accumulating substances, data, or information for analysis or future use.
In the context of medical procedures, a collect may refer to the gathering of biological samples such as blood, urine, or tissue for diagnostic testing. In medical research, it may refer to the accumulation of data for statistical analysis and study.
Related Terms
- Sample: A portion of a substance, or a single representative of a group or type, that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or group is like.
- Diagnostic Test: A type of medical test performed to aid in the diagnosis or detection of disease.
- Medical Research: The study of health and disease in people. It is the way we learn how to prevent, diagnose and treat illness.
- Statistical Analysis: The collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.
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External links
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