FETOPROTEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetoprotein mean? 

• FETOPROTEIN (noun)
  The noun FETOPROTEIN has 1 sense:

1. any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer

  Familiarity information: FETOPROTEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETOPROTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

fetoprotein; foetoprotein

Hypernyms ("fetoprotein" is a kind of...):

antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fetoprotein"):

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))

 Context examples 

Serum elevation of alpha-fetoprotein occurs in a large percentage of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

(Hepatocellular carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein L2 in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L2 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A method to diagnosis hepatocellular carcinoma based on radiological findings, alfa-fetoprotein level and biopsy.

(Barcelona Criteria, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of alpha-fetoprotein present in a sample.

(Alpha-fetoprotein Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

However, hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology.

(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein L1 in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of alpha fetoprotein L2 present in a sample.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L2 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The serum alpha-fetoprotein is almost always elevated preoperatively.

(Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of alpha fetoprotein L1 present in a sample.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein activity in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)