alpha fetoprotein

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alpha fetoprotein - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alpha fetoprotein
      n 1: an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus
           can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina
           bifida or anencephaly) [syn: alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein
           , AFP]