Taber's Medical Dictionary
biomarker
(bī′ō-mark′ĕr)
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1. A signal that serves as an indicator of the state of a living organism.
2. A biochemical, genetic, or molecular indicator that can be used to screen diseases, such as cancer.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Biomarker." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730726/all/cell_specific_biomarker.
Biomarker. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730726/all/cell_specific_biomarker. Accessed June 3, 2023.
Biomarker. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730726/all/cell_specific_biomarker
Biomarker [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 June 03]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730726/all/cell_specific_biomarker.
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