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fetoprotein

fetoprotein noun: any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.

Noun

fetoprotein (plural fetoproteins)

  1. Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.

Forms of fetoprotein

pluralfetoproteins

Origin of fetoprotein

From feto- + protein.

Questions about fetoprotein

What does fetoprotein mean?
Fetoprotein means any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
What part of speech is fetoprotein?
Fetoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of fetoprotein?
The plural of fetoprotein is fetoproteins.

Words near fetoprotein in the dictionary

  1. fetopathology
  2. fetopathy
  3. fetopelvic
  4. fetophagy
  5. fetoplacental
  6. fetoprotein
  7. fetoproteins
  8. fetor
  9. fetor oris
  10. fetors
  11. fetoscope

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