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| 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. |
Previous Definitions: | carbon monoxide, carbon-11 acetate, carboplatin, carboxyamidotriazole, carboxypeptidase-G2 | Next Definitions: | carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1, carcinogen, carcinogenesis, carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome |
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