Dictionary

biomarker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English mark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marker English biomarker From bio- + marker.

Meanings

1. A substance used as an indicator of a biological state, most commonly disease.
   • “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. 2018 October 8, Nicola Davis, quoting Naomi Fineberg, “Cyberchondria and cyberhoarding: is internet fuelling new conditions?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • The goal of combining biomarkers is usually to increase the predictive power beyond that afforded by an individual molecular biomarker. 2017, Sudhir Srivastava, Biomarkers in Cancer Screening and Early Detection, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 263:
2. Any measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence of life.

Forms

Deriveds

psychobiomarker · immunobiomarker · neurobiomarker · glycobiomarker · multibiomarker

Relateds

biomark · biosignature · biochemical · bioindicator · biomarking · biomolecule

Translations (8)

sv biomarkör (indicator of a biological state) · ru биома́ркер (indicator of a biological state) · el βιοδείκτης (indicator of a biological state) · de Biomarker (indicator of a biological state) · pt biomarcador (indicator of a biological state) · fr biomarqueur (indicator of a biological state) · es biomarcador (indicator of a biological state) · it biomarcatore (indicator of a biological state)