cystic_fibrosis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *cystic fibrosis*:
NOUN	state	cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis	the most common congenital disease

English > *cystic fibrosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonyms	CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis
Broader	fibrosis	Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
Broader	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

HyperDic: cystic_fibrosis