alpha fetoprotein (n)
alpha foetoprotein (n)
AFP (n)

n15033846

type n
lex_filenum 27
def an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
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Hypernym fetoprotein, foetoprotein
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Hyponym fetoprotein, foetoprotein

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