Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carcinoembryonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
car-ci-noem-bry-on-ic
IPA
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

Phrases

carcinoembryonic antigen

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Questions

What does carcinoembryonic mean?
Describing any material (but especially a glycoprotein) that is present in patients with some cancers and also in healthy fetuses
Where does carcinoembryonic come from?
From carcino- + embryonic.

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