a substance, physiological characteristic, gene, etc that indicates, or may indicate, the presence of disease, a physiological abnormality or a psychological condition
Also called: biomarker
Examples of 'biomarker' in a sentence
biomarker
She says that it has to be a scientific biomarker.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Previously, most biomarker studies have been carried out on patients with diseases that have already been diagnosed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
One biomarker is the presence of antibodies in the blood - a strong indicator of infection.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They have identified an 80-gene biomarker that could distinguish between smokers with and without lung cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Obesity is the prime result of poor dietary practices today, and is a biomarker for myriad serious diseases.