APA Dictionary of Psychology
marker
- n.
- a detectable sign, as in a genetic marker or clinical marker.
- any variation in a process or characteristic that is associated with a condition, event, or other object of interest. For example, enlarged perivascular spaces are a promising neuroimaging marker of small vessel disease. See biochemical marker; biological marker.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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