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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A glycoprotein present in fetal gastrointestinal tissue and in the cells or serum of adults having certain cancers. It is used clinically to monitor the effectiveness of a treatment, as for colorectal cancer.
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