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    FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is knownplay

    Synonyms:

    CF; cystic fibrosis; fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; mucoviscidosis; pancreatic fibrosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("fibrocystic disease of the pancreas" is a kind of...):

    monogenic disease; monogenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes)

    fibrosis (development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ)

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