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al⋅pha-fe⋅to⋅pro⋅tein

  [al-fuh-fee-toh-proh-teen, -tee-in]
–noun Biochemistry.
a serum protein produced during pregnancy, useful in the prenatal diagnosis of multiple births or birth defects. Abbreviation: AFP
Origin:
1970–75; alpha + fet(us) + -o- + protein
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AFP  
abbr.  alpha-fetoprotein
al·pha-fe·to·pro·tein   (āl'fə-fē'tō-prō'tēn, -tē-ĭn)   
n.   Abbr. AFP
An antigen produced in the liver of a fetus that can appear in certain diseases of adults, such as liver cancer. Its level in amniotic fluid can be used in the detection of certain fetal abnormalities, including Down syndrome and spina bifida.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AFP
Function: abbreviation
alpha-fetoprotein

Main Entry: alpha–fetoprotein
Variants: or α–fetoprotein or chiefly British alpha–foetoprotein or α–foetoprotein
Function: noun
: a fetal blood protein present abnormally in adults with some forms of cancer (as of the liver) and normally in the amnioticfluid of pregnant women but with very low levels tending to be associated with Down syndrome in the fetus and very high levels with neural tube defects (as spina bifida) in which the tube remains open
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Medical Dictionary

alpha-fetoprotein n.
An antigen produced in the fetal liver that can appear in certain diseases of adults, such as liver cancer, and whose level in amniotic fluid can be used to detect certain fetal abnormalities, including Down syndrome and spina bifida.

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Science Dictionary
alpha-fetoprotein   (āl'fə-fē'tō-prō'tēn)  Pronunciation Key 
An antigen produced in the liver of a fetus that can appear in certain diseases of adults, such as liver cancer. Its level in amniotic fluid can be used in the detection of certain fetal abnormalities, including Down syndrome and spina bifida.
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Computing Dictionary

AFP
1. Appletalk Filing Protocol.
2. Advanced Function Presentation.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AFP

  1. acute flaccid paralysis

  2. alpha-fetoprotein

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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