sample container
Tube for specimens
A sample container is a vessel designed to hold a specimen for analysis, testing, or storage.
In medical contexts, it typically refers to the sterile cups, tubes, or vials used to collect blood, urine, or tissue samples: The nurse handed me a sample container for the urine test.
Laboratory and industrial settings use sample containers for everything from soil to chemicals.
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
- test tubeNarrow cylindrical lab vessel
- specimen cupVessel for bodily samples
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
beaker · flask · petri dish · collection · swab · blood · blood draw · urine · urine sample · test · chain of custody · laboratory · sterile · lid · screw cap · seal · plastic · glass