Biomarker

Biomarker
A biochemical feature or facet that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment.

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bio·mark·er 'bī-ō-.mär-kər n a distinctive biological or biologically derived indicator (as a biochemical metabolite in the body) of a process, event, or condition (as aging, disease, or exposure to a toxic substance) <age-related \biomarkers of disease and degenerative change (Janet Raloff)>

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bio·mark·er (biґo-mahr″kər) 1. a biological molecule used as a marker for the substance or process of interest. 2. tumor marker.

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