okay, I checked the medical dictionary and this is what one of the definitions for CEA is....BUT you need another dictionary to figure out what the definition really is....I double checked for definitions...and the colors of each word definition is listed below....good luck...or forget this blog! unless you have some medical background. I am totally confused! All I know is that the numbers are dropping and I think that is good!
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)Type: Term
Definitions:1. a glycoprotein constituent of the glycocalyx of embryonic endodermal epithelium, which may be elevated in the serum of some patients with colon camcer and certain other cancers and in serum of long-term tobacco smokers.
carotid endarterectomy (CEA)Type: Term
Definitions:1. excision of occluding material, including intima and most of the media, from the carotid a.
glycoprotein IType: Term
Definitions:1. major target antigen to which anticardiolipin antibodies bind.
glycocalyxType: TermPronunciation: glī′kō-kā′liks
Definitions:1. A PAS-positive filamentous coating on the apical surface of certain epithelial cells, composed of carbohydrate moieties of proteins that protrude from the free surface of the plasma membrane.
endodermal cellType: Term
Definitions:1. embryonic cells forming the yolk sac and giving rise to the epithelium of the alimentary and respiratory tracts and to the parenchyma of associated glands.
intimaType: TermPronunciation: in′ti-mă
Definitions:1. Innermost.
epitheliumType: TermPronunciation: ep′i-thē′lē-ŭm, -ă
Definitions:1. The purely cellular avascular layer covering all free surfaces, cutaneous, mucous, and serous, including the glands and other structures derived therefrom.
