afp

abbreviation for (Biochemistry) alpha-fetoprotein

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein.

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Noun

AFP - an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)alpha fetoprotein, alpha foetoproteinfetoprotein, foetoprotein - any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer

Translations

AFP

(protocol)Appletalk Filing Protocol.

AFP

(printer, language)Advanced Function Presentation.

AFP

(1) (Apple Filing Protocol) The standard file sharing protocol used in the Mac. Starting with Mac OS X, AFP uses TCP/IP as the primary communications protocol. It also supports certain features in Apple's earlier AppleTalk implementation. Originally called AppleTalk Filing Protocol and prior to the global implementation of TCP/IP, communications with Apple networks required translation into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol and AppleTalk.

(2) (Advanced Function Presentation) A page description language from IBM introduced in 1984 initially as Advanced Function Printing. It was first developed for mainframes and then brought down to minis and workstations. AFP is implemented on the various platforms by Print Services Facility (PSF) software, which generates the native IBM printer language, IPDS, and depending on the version, PostScript and LaserJet PCL as well. IBM calls AFP a "printer architecture" rather than a page description language.

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alpha

[al´fah] the first letter of the Greek alphabet, α; used to denote the first position in a classification system; as, in names of chemical compounds, to distinguish the first in a series of isomers, or to indicate the position of substituent atoms or groups; also used to distinguish types of radioactive decay, brain waves or rhythms, adrenergic receptors, and secretory cells that stain with acid dyes, such as the alpha cells of the pancreas.alpha-adrenergic blocking agent (alpha-blocker) (alpha-blocking agent) any of a group of drugs that selectively inhibit the activity of receptors" >alpha receptors in the sympathetic nervous system. As with beta-adrenergic blocking agents" >beta-adrenergic blocking agents, alpha-blocking agents compete with the catecholamines" >catecholamines at peripheral autonomic receptor sites. This group includes ergot" >ergot and its derivatives, and phentolamine" >phentolamine.alpha chain disease the most common heavy chain disease, occurring predominantly in young adults in the Mediterranean area, and characterized by plasma cell infiltration of the lamina propria of the small intestine resulting in malabsorption with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss, or, exceedingly rarely, by pulmonary involvement. The gastrointestinal form is immunoproliferative small intestine disease.alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) a plasma protein produced by the fetal liver, yolk sac, and gastrointestinal tract and also by carcinoma" >hepatocellular carcinoma, germ cell neoplasms, and other cancers in adults; elevated levels may also be seen in benign liver disease such as cirrhosis and viral hepatitis. The serum AFP level is used to monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment.
During pregnancy some AFP crosses from the amniotic fluid to the mother's blood. If the fetus has a neural tube defect, large amounts of AFP will be found in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood. Blood screening tests for serum AFP can thus be done as a first step in the screening process; if test results are positive, further testing is indicated to diagnose the defect.alpha particles a type of emission produced by the disintegration of a radioactive substance. The atoms of radioactive elements such as uranium and radium are very unstable, continuously breaking apart with explosive violence and emitting particulate and nonparticulate types of radiation. The alpha particles, consisting of two protons and two neutrons, have an electrical charge and form streams of tremendous energy when they are released from the disintegrating atoms. These streams of energy (rays" >alpha rays) can be used in treatment of various malignancies. See also radiation and radiation therapy.

AFP

Abbreviation for α-fetoproteins. See: fetoproteins.

AFP

abbr. alpha-fetoprotein

AFP

A gene on chromosome 4q11-q13 that encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during foetal life. AFP is regarded as the foetal counterpart of serum albumin and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin; hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may be found in individuals with no obvious pathology.
Molecular pathology
AFP is elevated in foetuses with neural tube defects, including spina bifida and anencephaly. It is elevated in adults with hepatocellular carcinomas and germ cell tumours.

AFP

α-fetoprotein, see there.

AFP

Abbreviation for alpha(α) fetoprotein test.

AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)

A tumor marker associated with liver, testicular, and ovarian cancer.Mentioned in: Tumor Markers

AFP

Acronym	Definition
AFP➣Agence France-Presse (French press agency)
AFP➣Alpha Fetoprotein (hepatitis B test)
AFP➣Association for Financial Professionals
AFP➣Association of Fundraising Professionals
AFP➣Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFP➣Australian Federal Police
AFP➣Acute Flaccid Paralysis (eradicating polio)
AFP➣American Family Physician (journal)
AFP➣Adobe Flash Player (software)
AFP➣Advanced Function Presentation (IBM)
AFP➣Alpha-Fetoprotein
AFP➣Americans for Prosperity (Arlington, VA)
AFP➣American Foreign Policy (various locations)
AFP➣Advanced Function Printing
AFP➣American Free Press (newspaper)
AFP➣Agriculture and Food Production (industry sector)
AFP➣Avian Flu Pandemic
AFP➣American Forest Products (various locations)
AFP➣Advanced Functional Programming (International School)
AFP➣Agent of a Foreign Power (national security)
AFP➣Atoms for Peace (Inderscience Publishers)
AFP➣Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (Portuguese: Portuguese Phonographic Association)
AFP➣Australia First Party (political party)
AFP➣America First Party (politics)
AFP➣Augusta Free Press (newspaper; Virginia)
AFP➣Alternative Financing and Procurement (Ontario, Canada)
AFP➣Australian Family Physician (peer-reviewed journal, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)
AFP➣Application for Participation (various locations)
AFP➣Automatic for the People (music album)
AFP➣Adobe Flash Player
AFP➣Adobe File Share Protocol
AFP➣Advanced Function Presentation
AFP➣AppleTalk Filing Protocol
AFP➣American Fighter Pilot (TV show)
AFP➣Art for Progress (New York, NY)
AFP➣Advertiser Funded Programming (TV)
AFP➣Academic and Financial Plan (various locations)
AFP➣Asset Forfeiture Program (US DOJ)
AFP➣America's Funniest People (TV show)
AFP➣Association Française de Psychothérapie (French: French Psychotherapy Association)
AFP➣Agro Food Processing (Pakistan)
AFP➣Air Force Pamphlet
AFP➣Associate Financial Planner
AFP➣Alliance for Full Participation (developmental disabilities)
AFP➣Asia Forest Partnership (Indonesia)
AFP➣alt.fan.pratchett (newsgroup)
AFP➣Alliance des Forces de Progrès (Alliance of the Forces of Progress, Senegal)
AFP➣Armed Forces Police
AFP➣Air Force Program
AFP➣Automated Fiber Placement
AFP➣Air Force Plant
AFP➣Academic Forensic Pathology
AFP➣Argentine Federal Police
AFP➣Affordable Housing Program
AFP➣Association Française des Polyarthritiques
AFP➣Administradora de Fondo de Pensiones (Chile)
AFP➣Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Demokratische Politik
AFP➣Accounting/Finance Professional
AFP➣American Family Publishers
AFP➣Airspace Flow Program
AFP➣Arc Fault Protection (electrical safety; various companies)
AFP➣Automatic Frequency Planning (Cellular)
AFP➣Armed Forces Publication (US DoD)
AFP➣Automated Function Prediction
AFP➣Anti-Freeze Protein
AFP➣Automatic Fire Protection
AFP➣Association Française pour la Percussion (French: French Percussion Association)
AFP➣Approved Funding Program
AFP➣Air Force Publication (USAF)
AFP➣Alliance Française de Paris (French: French Alliance in Paris; Paris, France)
AFP➣Academic Foundations Program (Grand Rapids Community College; Grand Rapids, MI)
AFP➣Advanced Flexible Processor
AFP➣Associate Field Professional (engineering)
AFP➣Application for Payment
AFP➣Association of Forensic Physicians (UK)
AFP➣Award Fee Plan
AFP➣Association Française de Pyrotechnie (French: French Pyrotechnics Association; est. 1986)
AFP➣Applied Fluid Power (various locations)
AFP➣Account Fund Profile
AFP➣Annual Financial Plan
AFP➣Adventure Foundation of Pakistan (Islamabad, Pakistan)
AFP➣Atypical Face Pain (medical)
AFP➣Active FoxPro Page
AFP➣Associate Fellow of Photography
AFP➣Approval for Full Production (Navy)
AFP➣Asymmetric Fabry-Perot
AFP➣Approval For Production
AFP➣Annual Funding Program
AFP➣Away From Phone
AFP➣Association of Finnish Pharmacies
AFP➣Afloat Pre-Positioning Force
AFP➣Approved Funding Plan
AFP➣Approved Financial Plan
AFP➣Auxiliary Feedwater Pump
AFP➣Adapter Function and Parametric Data Interface
AFP➣Alternative Financing Products
AFP➣Allied Fuel Publication
AFP➣Atomic Fues Potential
AFP➣All-source Fusion Platoon
AFP➣Adaptive Frequency Positioning
AFP➣Axial Front Projection
AFP➣Army Functional Proponent
AFP➣Annual Failure Percent
AFP➣Automatic Fill Program
AFP➣Annualized Failure Percent
AFP➣Advanced Financial Programming and Policies (IMF)
AFP➣Afghan Frontier Post

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noun 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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