AFP vs alpha foetoprotein

AFP and alpha foetoprotein both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
AFP	Yes	No	No	No
alpha foetoprotein	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, AFP and alpha foetoprotein are synonyms defined as:

AFP and alpha foetoprotein: an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)

Other synonyms of AFP include alpha fetoprotein.

AFP (noun)	alpha foetoprotein (noun)
an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)	an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)