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AFP

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

Synonyms:

AFP; alpha fetoprotein; alpha foetoprotein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("AFP" 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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 Context examples: 

A cell-based cancer vaccine comprised of autologous dendritic cells pulsed with four alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) peptides, with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Alpha-fetoprotein Peptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor.

(AFP, NCI Dictionary)