carcinoembryonic antigen
1Carcinoembryonic 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… …
2Carcinoembryonic 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,… …
3carcinoembryonic 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 * * * …
4carcinoembryonic 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 …
5Carcinoembryonic 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… …
6carcinoembryonic antigen — Antigen found in blood of patients suffering from cancer of colon and some other diseases, that is otherwise normally found in foetal gut tissue …
7carcinoembryonic antigen — n. CEA, antigen found in an increased amount in the blood of people who suffer from certain cancers (such as colon cancer) or other diseases and in the blood of heavy smokers …
8Test, 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,… …
9carcinoembryonic antigen — noun Date: 1967 a glycoprotein present in fetal digestive tract tissues and in peripheral blood of patients with some forms of cancer …
10carcinoembryonic antigen — CEA. A substance that is sometimes found in an increased amount in the blood of people who have certain cancers, other diseases, or who smoke. It is used as a tumor marker for colorectal cancer. Also called CEA …
