1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly); [syn: alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein, AFP]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alpha fetoprotein
n 1: an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus
can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina
bifida or anencephaly) [syn: alpha fetoprotein, alpha
foetoprotein, AFP]