Biomarker
The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for:
biomarker.
Biomarker (science) can be an indicator of some biological state or condition, and those indicators can be measured.
Biomarker or biomarkers can be:
- Biomarker (aging), molecular indicator of biological age
- Biomarker (medicine), a measurable indicator of the state of a disease, or a measurable indicator of if a disease is prestent
- Biomarker (Alzheimer's), indicator of Alzheimer's disease
- Biomarker (cancer), indicator of cancer
- Tumor biomarker, a molecule secreted by a tumor
- Biomarker (diabetes), indicator of diabetes mellitus
- Imaging biomarker, an attribute in a medical image or scan indicative of a condition or disease
- Biomarker (toxicology), indicator of exposure to a chemical
- Biosignature, or biomarker, a fossil organic molecule that provides evidence of past or present life