"mucoviscidosis" in the noun sense
1. cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis
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 known
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