| NOUN | substance | Cf, californium, atomic number 98 | a radioactive transuranic element |
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| state | CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis | the most common congenital disease | |
| ADVERB | all | cf, cf. | compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) |
| Meaning | A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles. | |
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| Synonyms | californium, atomic number 98 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Spanish | californio, número atómico 98 | |
| Catalan | californi, Cf, número atòmic 98 | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis | |
| Broader | fibrosis | Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ |
| monogenic disorder, monogenic disease | An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | |
| Spanish | fibrosis quística, mucoviscidosis | |
| Catalan | fibrosi cística, fibrosi quística, mucoviscidosi, mucoviscidosis | |
| Meaning | compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text). | |
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| Synonym | cf. | |
| Spanish | cf., cfr. | |
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