- foetoprotein
- nounany of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer• Syn: ↑fetoprotein• Hypernyms: ↑antigen• Hyponyms: ↑alpha fetoprotein, ↑alpha foetoprotein, ↑AFP
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foetoprotein
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alpha foetoprotein — noun an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) • Syn: ↑alpha fetoprotein, ↑AFP • Hypernyms: ↑fetoprotein, ↑foetoprotein … Useful english dictionary
alpha-foetoprotein — /ˌælfə fitoʊˈproʊtin/ (say .alfuh feetoh prohteen) noun a substance produced by a foetus; a high level in the mother s blood may indicate that the baby has spina bifida. Also, alpha fetoprotein, AFP …
alpha-fetoprotein — or à fetoprotein or chiefly Brit alpha foetoprotein or à foetoprotein n a fetal blood protein present abnormally in adults with some forms of cancer (as of the liver) and normally in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women but with very low levels… … Medical dictionary
AFP — noun an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) • Syn: ↑alpha fetoprotein, ↑alpha foetoprotein • Hypernyms: ↑fetoprotein, ↑foetoprotein * * *… … Useful english dictionary
alpha fetoprotein — noun an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) • Syn: ↑alpha foetoprotein, ↑AFP • Hypernyms: ↑fetoprotein, ↑foetoprotein … Useful english dictionary
fetoprotein — noun any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer • Syn: ↑foetoprotein • Hypernyms: ↑antigen • Hyponyms: ↑alpha fetoprotein, ↑alpha foetoprotein, ↑AFP * * * … Useful english dictionary
Alpha-1-Fetoprotein — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 591 Aminosäuren … Deutsch Wikipedia
foenugreek — var of FENUGREEK Each boldface word in the list below is a chiefly British variant of the word to its right in small capitals. foetal FETAL foetation FETATION foeticidal FETICIDAL foeticide FETICIDE foetologist FETOLOGIST foetology FETOLOGY… … Medical dictionary
AFP — I. /eɪ ɛf ˈpi/ (say ay ef pee) noun → alpha foetoprotein. II. /eɪ ɛf ˈpi/ (say ay ef pee) Australian Federal Police …
