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biomarker
1. A measurable indicator of a disease, or of vulnerability to a disease, that may or may not be causal.

The term includes molecular, genetic, immunologic, and physiologic signals of events in biological systems that may appear in any of the various steps along the causation pathway of a disorder.

2. In toxicology, a physiological or pharmacological measure that is used to predict a toxic event in an animal.