HyperDic: alpha_foetoprotein

English > 1 sense of the expression alpha foetoprotein:
NOUNsubstancealpha foetoprotein, alpha fetoprotein, AFPan abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
English > alpha foetoprotein: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
Synonymsalpha fetoprotein, AFP
Broaderfetoprotein, foetoproteinAny of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
SpanishAFP, alfa-fetoproteína
CatalanAFP

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