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Noun: alpha foetoprotein
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: alpha fetoprotein)
  1. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the foetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
    "The screening showed elevated alpha foetoprotein levels";
    - alpha fetoprotein, AFP

Derived forms: alpha foetoproteins

Type of: fetoprotein, foetoprotein [Brit, Cdn]