alpha foetoprotein vs AFP

alpha foetoprotein and AFP both are nouns.

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

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

alpha foetoprotein and AFP: 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 alpha foetoprotein include alpha fetoprotein.

alpha foetoprotein (noun)	AFP (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)