Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
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Fibrosis
/faɪˈbɹoʊsɪs/
Synonyms for "fibrosis" (10 found)
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Noun(2 words)
collagen depositioncollagen-rich pattern
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Noun(3 words)
fibrotic changefibrotic remodelingfibrotic tissue pattern
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9 entriescollagen depositiondiffuse fibrosisfibroblast activationfocal fibrosishepatic fibrosispattern of fibrosispulmonary fibrosisrenal fibrosisscar formation
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5 entriesdiffuse fibrosisliver fibrosismyocardial fibrosispulmonary fibrosisradiation fibrosis
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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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