cystic fibrosis

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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:
CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis
• Hypernyms:
fibrosis, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease