| surrogate | 1. A person who functions in another's life as a substitute for some third person such as a relative who assumes the nurturing and other responsibilities of the absent parent. 2. A person who reminds one of another person so that one uses the first as an emotional substitute for the second. Origin: L. Surrogo, to put in another's place (05 Mar 2000) |
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| surrogate marker | <biology> A laboratory measurement of biological activity within the body that indirectly indicates the effect of treatment on disease state. CD4 cell counts and viral load are examples of surrogate markers in HIV infection. (19 Jan 1998) |
| surrogate mother | A woman who has been contracted with to carry a pregnancy for another woman or couple. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surrogate mothers | Women who allow themselves to be impregnated with the understanding that the offspring are to be given over to the parents who have commissioned the surrogate. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mother surrogate | One who substitutes for or takes the place of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
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