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alpha-fetoprotein Definition

al·pha-fe·to·pro·tein (al′fə fēt′ō prō′tēn′, -tē in)

noun

a protein in the blood of a normal fetus, occasionally reappearing in an adult, where its presence indicates the possibility of disease or, in a pregnant woman, of fetal malformations

Etymology: alpha + feto- (var. of feti-) + protein

alpha-fetoprotein Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • pretreatment: CONCLUSIONS: Pretreatment alpha-fetoprotein level, tumor-to-normal uptake ratio of yttrium-90 microspheres and the number of treatments determine survival duration.