a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

[ Syn: californium , cf , atomic number 98 ]

the most common congenital disease; the childs lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known

[ Syn: cystic fibrosis , cystic fibrosis , cf , cf , fibrocystic disease of the pancreas , fibrocystic disease of the pancreas , pancreatic fibrosis , pancreatic fibrosis , mucoviscidosis , mucoviscidosis ]

compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

[ Syn: cf. , cf. , cf. , cf. , cf. , cf. , cf. , cf. ]