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afp

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoprotein, AFPnoun

    an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)

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  1. afp

    AFP stands for Alpha-fetoprotein, a protein produced by the liver and yolk sac of a developing fetus. High levels in a pregnant woman can suggest potential defects in the fetus, while in non-pregnant individuals, high levels may indicate certain types of cancer.

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  1. AFP

    What does AFP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the AFP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of afp in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of afp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of afp in a Sentence

  1. Malcolm Turnbull:

    The first I heard of the AFP investigation was yesterday when I was advised by the Justice Minister shortly after he'd been advised by the Commissioner.

  2. Washington Tapia:

    SOLAR STORMS MIGHT BE CAUSING GRAY WHALES TO GET LOST The famed Galapagos Conservancyas giant tortoise named Diego fathered 40 percent of all tortoises on Espanola Island in Galapagos Conservancyas. ( San Diego Zoo) The 175-pound Diego is a Chelonoidis hoodensis, a species only found in the wild on the island ofEspanola, according to AFP. He reportedly fathered an estimated 800 offspring as of 2016. He was brought to the U.S. between 1928 and 1933 and placed in a breeding center on the Galapagos Conservancyas island of Santa Cruz, after his species was determined to be critically endangered in the 1960s, according to San Diego Zoo. Based on the results of the last censusconducted at the end of 2019and all the data available since 1960 both of the island and its tortoise population... the conclusion was that the island has sufficient conditions to maintain the tortoise population, which will continue to grow normally even without any new repatriation of juveniles.

  3. Shi Zhengli:

    The unknown viruses that we have discovered are actually just the tip of the iceberg, if we want to protect humans from viruses or avoid a second outbreak of new infectious diseases, we must go in advance to learn of these unknown viruses carried by wild animals in nature and then give early warnings. If we dont study [ the viruses ], there will possibly be another outbreak, she added. Shi Zhengli is seen inside the P4 laboratory in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, on February 23, 2017. ( AFP via Getty Images) A renowned virologist, Shi is best known for her work with bat coronaviruses at her lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology( WIV). She discovered the natural bat reservoir for the SARS pathogen that spread in southern China from 2002 to 2003. Rumors in mid-April claimed that Shi had been.

  4. Denis Volkov:

    The major attitude is not to watch( the news) closely, not to discuss it with colleagues or friends. Because what can Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images do about it ? whatever you say, whatever you want, the government will do what Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images want.

  5. Reece Kershaw:

    These criminal influencers put the AFP in the back pocket of hundreds of alleged offenders.

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