laboratory analysis
Controlled diagnostic testing
Laboratory analysis is the systematic examination of samples—blood, soil, water, chemicals—using scientific instruments and methods.
The term appears in medical, environmental, and industrial contexts: The laboratory analysis revealed elevated lead levels.
Results from laboratory analysis often determine diagnoses, quality control decisions, or regulatory compliance.
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- DNA sequencingReading nucleotide base order
- mass spectrometryMeasures ionic weight ratios
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
cell culture · urinalysis · spectroscopy · histology · immunoassays · crystallography · blind study · clinical trial · pH testing · bench work · quality control · peer review · calorimetry · blood tests · assay · forensic · sample · specimen
laboratory analysisfieldwork
Research conducted on location
field research · field study · field observation · environmental monitoring · wildlife observation
laboratory analysisguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · intuition · conjecture · assumption · gut feeling