ALPHA FOETOPROTEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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)

Synonyms:

AFP; alpha fetoprotein; alpha foetoprotein

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Nouns denoting substances

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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