lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

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Noun
Stool tests: Your provider will ask you to collect a stool sample and send it to the lab for testing to check for the presence of inflammatory markers in the stool. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Dec. 2024 In the Soviet Union, for instance, there were often antibiotic shortages, so doctors would go to a river, find a bunch of phages, test them in the lab and use them. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 31 Dec. 2024 Showcasing how daily choices impact lab results or gene expression would be a powerful tool for consumers to weaponize against preventable diseases. Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 That's why scientists at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System's identification lab at the Dover Air Force Base have developed new DNA sequencing technologies. Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lab 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lab was circa 1868

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“Lab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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lab

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Medical Definition

lab

noun

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