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Detailed Synonyms for alpha fetoprotein in English
alpha fetoprotein:
alpha fetoprotein [the ~] noun
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the alpha fetoprotein
– an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) 1the AFP; the alpha fetoprotein; the 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) 1