Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
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Fibrosis
//faɪˈbɹoʊsɪs//
Synonyms for "fibrosis" (1 found)
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9 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- fibrosi noun (formation of connective tissue)
Czech
1 entries- fibróza noun (formation of connective tissue)
Finnish
1 entries- fibroosi noun (formation of connective tissue)
French
1 entries- fibrose noun (formation of connective tissue)
German
1 entries- Fibrose noun (formation of connective tissue)
Greek
1 entries- ουλοποίηση noun (formation of connective tissue)
Italian
1 entries- fibrosi noun (formation of connective tissue)
Portuguese
1 entries- fibrose noun (formation of connective tissue)
Spanish
1 entries- fibrosis noun (formation of connective tissue)
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Tom has cystic fibrosis.
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On Aug. 25, 1989, an 8-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis wrote in her journal that it was "the most best day" because scientists had "found a Jean for Cistik fibrosis."
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"We hoped that the gene discovery would someday lead to effective treatments for children and adults with cystic fibrosis," Francis Collins wrote. "Now, 30 years later, that time has come."
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