Fetoprotein

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
  2. 2
    any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer wordnet

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foetoprotein

Etymology

From feto- + protein.

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