Engineering definition
A quantity divided by a quantity representing an amount of material. For example, ”specific volume” means volume divided by mass, which is the reciprocal of the density. “Specific heat capacity” is the heat capacity divided by the mass.
Medical definition
- Produced by a single microorganism.
- The affinity of antigen for the corresponding antibody.
Confusion
Possible confusion could arise if a doctor described to an engineer the extraction of a “specific volume of tissue” during a medical procedure.
