alpha fetoprotein
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'Alpha', the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and 'fetoprotein', from Latin 'fetus' and 'protein'.
مثال
- Alpha fetoprotein is often measured as part of prenatal testing.
- High levels of alpha fetoprotein can indicate a neural tube defect.
- Alpha fetoprotein levels can also be elevated in certain types of cancer.
ترکیبهای رایج
Alpha fetoprotein test levels of alpha fetoprotein high alpha fetoprotein alpha fetoprotein screening
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)