foetoprotein
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1. any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | antigen, |
definition | : | any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | afp, alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein, |
definition | : | an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) (noun.substance) |
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