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biomarker

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bi·o·mark·er   (bī'ō-mär'kər)   
n.   Medicine
  1. See marker.

  2. A specific physical trait used to measure or indicate the effects or progress of a disease or condition: Biomarkers of aging include thinning of the hair and diminished elasticity of the skin.

mark·er   (mär'kər)   
n.  
  1. One that marks or serves as a mark, as:

    1. A bookmark.

    2. A tombstone.

    3. A milestone.

    4. A device, such as a line, stake, or flag, set on a playing field and showing the playing or scoring position.

    5. A player who guards an opponent, as in soccer.

    6. An official in certain court games, such as squash, who mainly judges whether the ball is out of play and whether a fault or let has occurred.

    7. One that keeps score in various games.

    8. A score in a game.

  2. An implement, especially a felt-tipped pen, used for marking or writing.

  3. One who marks objects, especially for industrial purposes.

  4. One who grades student papers.

  5. Sports

    1. A device, such as a line, stake, or flag, set on a playing field and showing the playing or scoring position.

    2. A player who guards an opponent, as in soccer.

    3. An official in certain court games, such as squash, who mainly judges whether the ball is out of play and whether a fault or let has occurred.

    4. One that keeps score in various games.

    5. A score in a game.

  6. Games

    1. One that keeps score in various games.

    2. A score in a game.

  7. Slang A written, signed promissory note.

  8. A genetic marker.

  9. Medicine A physiological substance, such as human chorionic gonadotropin or alpha-fetoprotein, that when present in abnormal amounts in the serum may indicate the presence of disease, as that caused by a malignancy. Also called biomarker.

  10. Linguistics An element that indicates grammatical class or function; a derivational or inflectional morpheme.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bio·mark·er
Pronunciation: 'bI-O-"mär-k&r
Function: noun
: a distinctive biological or biologically derived indicator (asa biochemical metabolite in the body) of a process, event, or condition (as aging or exposure to a toxic substance) biomarkers of disease and degenerative change—Janet Raloff>
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Medical Dictionary

biomarker bi·o·mark·er (bī'ō-mär'kər)
n.

  1. See marker.

  2. A specific physical trait used to measure or indicate the effects or progress of a disease, illness, or condition.

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