cystic fibrosis

cystic fibrosis

n. Abbr. CF

A hereditary disease of the exocrine glands, usually developing during early childhood and affecting mainly the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat glands. It is characterized by the production of abnormally viscous mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function. Also called mucoviscidosis.

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cystic fibrosis

Noun

a congenital disease, usually affecting young children, which causes breathing disorders and malfunctioning of the pancreas

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cystic fibrosis  (sstk f-brss)

An inherited disorder of the exocrine glands, usually developing during early childhood and affecting mainly the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat glands. It is marked by the production of abnormally thick mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function.

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cystic fibrosis - 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 fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis, CF monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes fibrosis - development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ