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Noun

1. 1
   An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.
2. 2
   the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known wordnet

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albinismcfcolor blindnessfibrocystic disease of the pancreashemophiliamongolism