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ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN

• 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.

• ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

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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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