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Definition of Fetoprotein
1. Noun. Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer.
Specialized synonyms: Afp, Alpha Fetoprotein, Alpha Foetoprotein
Generic synonyms: Antigen
Definition of Fetoprotein
1. Noun. (medicine) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fetoprotein
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetoprotein
Literary usage of Fetoprotein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Maternal serum alpha- fetoprotein measurement: a screening test for Down syndrome.
Lancet 1984; 1:926-9. 17. Pueschel SM. ..."
2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening for neural tube defects: ... Report of
UK collaborative study on alpha- fetoprotein in relation to neural tube ..."
3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine I 123 murine monoclonal Detection of alpha-fetoprotein
producing germ cell tumors, antibody to alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine ..."
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