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ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha foetoprotein mean?
• ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN (noun)
The noun ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN has 1 sense:
1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
Familiarity information: ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
AFP; alpha fetoprotein; alpha foetoprotein
Hypernyms ("alpha foetoprotein" is a kind of...):
fetoprotein; foetoprotein (any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer)
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