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Noun: cystic fibrosis  'sis-tik fI'brow-sis
  1. 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
    - CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis

Type of: fibrosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder

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