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(Medicine) protein produced by a fetus during development and is found in amniotic fluid and the mother's bloodstream; protein produced by the liver cells; protein found in the flow of blood of men suffering from non seminomatous testicular cancer

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AFP alpha fetoprotein. AFP abbr. alpha-fetoprotein AFP A tumor marker associated with liver, testicular, and ovarian cancer. [more]AFP - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
(synonym) alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein
(hypernym) fetoprotein, foetoprotein

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