specific gravity

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How concentrated urine is compared with water. In drug testing, low specific gravity with low creatinine marks a dilute specimen.

Sources

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 25 Key Terms · OpenStax
• 49 CFR 40.3 What do the terms used in this part mean? (chain of custody, collector, primary and split specimen, specimen bottle) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo), Code of Federal Regulations, 2025 edition

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