noun
the most common congenital 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
• Syn: ↑cystic fibrosis, ↑CF, ↑pancreatic fibrosis, ↑mucoviscidosis
• Hypernyms: ↑fibrosis, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑monogenic disease
Useful english dictionary. 2012.