ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN


Meaning of ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN in English

/al'feuh fee'toh proh"teen, -tee in/ , n. Biochem.

a serum protein produced during pregnancy, useful in the prenatal diagnosis of multiple births or birth defects. Abbr.: AFP

[ 1970-75; ALPHA + FET(US) + -O- + PROTEIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .