afp   (TTS Sound)

The afp has 1 Senses.

• alpha foetoprotein, afp, alpha fetoprotein
• an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
• 胎児において異常に多量のフェトプロテインが存在すると、神経管の異常（脊椎披裂やアネンセファリなど）の兆候と考えられる