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Noun: foetoprotein
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: fetoprotein)
  1. Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the foetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
    "Alpha-foetoprotein levels are monitored during pregnancy as a screening test";
    - fetoprotein

Derived forms: foetoproteins

Type of: antigen