- carcinoembryonic
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Describing any material (but especially a glycoprotein) that is present in patients with some cancers and also in healthy fetuses
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Carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1 — is a nine amino acid peptide fragment of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a protein that is overexpressed in several cancer cell types, including gastrointestinal, breast, and non small cell lung.Synonyms: * CAP 1 * Carcinoembryonic Antigen… … Wikipedia
Carcinoembryonic antigen — (CEA) is a glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion. It is normally produced during fetal development, but the production of CEA stops before birth. Therefore, it is not usually present in the blood of healthy adults, although levels are raised in… … Wikipedia
Carcinoembryonic antigen — (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection, inflammatory bowel disease,… … Medical dictionary
carcinoembryonic antigen — [kär΄sə nō em brē än′ik] n. a glycoprotein found in serum, urine, etc. that is associated with various types of tumors: monitoring its levels is useful in treating cancer patients * * * … Universalium
carcinoembryonic antigen — [kär΄sə nō em brē än′ik] n. a glycoprotein found in serum, urine, etc. that is associated with various types of tumors: monitoring its levels is useful in treating cancer patients … English World dictionary
carcinoembryonic — Relating to a carcinoma associated substance present in embryonic tissue, as a c. antigen. * * * car·ci·no·em·bry·on·ic (kahr″sĭ no em″bre onґik) [carcino + embryonic] occurring both in carcinoma and in embryonic tissue; see… … Medical dictionary
carcinoembryonic — adj. found in both carcinoma and embryonic tissues (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
carcinoembryonic — car·ci·no·embryonic … English syllables
Test, carcinoembryonic antigen — Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection,… … Medical dictionary
carcinoembryonic antigen — noun Date: 1967 a glycoprotein present in fetal digestive tract tissues and in peripheral blood of patients with some forms of cancer … New Collegiate Dictionary
