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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Cystic fibrosis. uncountable
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

Synonyms

All synonyms

albinismcfcolor blindnesscystic fibrosiscystic fibrosisfibrocystic disease of the pancreas

Etymology

From muco- + viscid + -osis.

Related phrases

cystic fibrosis

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