AFP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
   Synonym(s)
   • alpha fetoprotein (what does alpha fetoprotein mean?)
   • alpha foetoprotein (what does alpha foetoprotein mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) AFP is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fetoprotein (what does fetoprotein mean?)
   • foetoprotein (what does foetoprotein mean?)