mucoviscidosis (n.)

  1. 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 ]

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