fetoprotein

Noun
  1. Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer (synset 115058229)
    is a type of: antigen - any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
    subtypes: afp, alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein - an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
    same as: foetoprotein

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