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If you mean a tissue sample taken to test for things such as cancer, the sample and the process of collecting it is called a biopsy.

If it is tissue left over after a medical procedure, it can be a histopathological specimen.

Of course, anything examined can be called a specimen.

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Q: What is the name for small samples of tissue removed for examination under a microscope?
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