carcinoembryonic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.16 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing any material (but especially a glycoprotein) that is present in patients with some cancers and also in healthy fetuses
Etymology
From carcino- + embryonic.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: carcino
Phrases
carcinoembryonic antigen