carcinoembryonic antigen
car·ci·no·em·bry·on·ic antigen
noun \ˌkär-sə-nō-ˌem-brē-ˈä-nik-\Definition of CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN
: a glycoprotein present in fetal digestive-tract tissues and in peripheral blood of patients with some forms of cancer
First Known Use of CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN
1967
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