fetoprotein
noun
fe·to·pro·tein
ˌfē-tō-ˈprō-ˌtēn 
-ˈprō-tē-ən
: any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions
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The most popular existing liver cancer blood test, alpha-fetoprotein, achieved a score of 0.816.
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Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
Of the liver cancer patients in the study, 40 percent had a normal level of alpha-fetoprotein, the study stated.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
Of the liver cancer patients in the study, 40 percent had a normal level of alpha-fetoprotein, the study stated.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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fetoprotein
noun
fe·to·pro·tein
variants
or chiefly British foetoprotein
: any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions
especially
: alpha-fetoprotein
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