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carcinoembryonic antigen

Abbreviations: CEA

Definition: A tumor marker. It is found in blood of patients suffering from cancer of colon and some other diseases, that is otherwise normally found in certain foetal tissues, hence its name. (OMD)

For more information: See antigen, tumor marker


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