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, ↑fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, ↑mucoviscidosis
• Hypernyms: ↑fibrosis, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑monogenic disease
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Pathol.
See cystic fibrosis.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.