biomarker

See also: Biomarker

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ marker

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə/

Noun

biomarker (plural biomarkers)

1. (medicine) A substance used as an indicator of a biological state, most commonly disease.
   • 2017, Sudhir Srivastava, Biomarkers in Cancer Screening and Early Detection, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 263:

     The goal of combining biomarkers is usually to increase the predictive power beyond that afforded by an individual molecular biomarker.

   • 2018 October 8, Nicola Davis, quoting Naomi Fineberg, “Cyberchondria and cyberhoarding: is internet fuelling new conditions?”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “We are very interested in the concept of biomarkers, including digital biomarkers; in other words, the pattern of your accessing the internet may allow us to detect whether or not you are going to turn out to be vulnerable or not,” said Fineberg, although she admits at present this is just a theoretical idea.

2. (biology) Any measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence of life.

Related terms

• biomark
• biomarking

Translations

indicator of a biological state

• French: biomarqueur (fr) m
• German: Biomarker (de) m
• Greek: βιοδείκτης (el) m (viodeíktis)
• Italian: biomarcatore (it)
• Portuguese: biomarcador
• Russian: биома́ркер (ru) m (biomárker)
• Spanish: biomarcador

See also

• bioindicator
• biosignature