carcinoembryonic

English

Etymology

carcino- + embryonic

Adjective

carcinoembryonic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, physiology) Describing any material (but especially a glycoprotein) that is present in patients with some cancers and also in healthy fetuses

Derived terms

  • carcinoembryonic antigen
  • carcinoembryogenic
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