AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some valuable tests. AFP is manufactured principally in the fetus's liver and, also, in the fetal gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the yolk sac, a structure temporarily present during embryonic development. The level of AFP is typically high in the fetus& [..]

A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either [..]

AppleTalk Filing Protocol. The Apple proprietary specification for a network file system.

(see also ASTV (Advertiser supported television)

Australian Federal Police

(1) Short for AppleTalk Filing Protocol, the client/server file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. A non-Apple network can only access data from an AppleShare file server by first translat [..]

Advanced Fiber Placement

Agence France Presse news agency

(n) 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

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A tumor marker.

A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor. Also called alpha-fetoprotein.

(see also ASTV (Advertiser supported television)

Australian Federal Police

<acronym> 1. <protocol> Appletalk Filing Protocol. 2. <printer, language> Advanced Function Presentation. (01 Jun 2006)

<acronym> Preferred term: alpha-fetoprotein

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Active Fire Protection

AppleTalk File Protocol. AppleTalk File Protocol is Apple's network protocol used to provide file access between servers and clients in an AppleShare network configuration.

Acronym for "Airspace Flow Program." An AFP is a traffic management initiative (TMI) used to control traffic through a particular section of airspace. Basically, a line (called a Flow Constrained Area or FCA) is drawn on a map, where a constraint, such as thunderstorms, is expected to appear. Any traffic crossing that line is measured and [..]