cf

Meanings

Noun

• a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
• 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

Adverb

• compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

Verb

• Alternative form of cf..

Synonyms

atomic number 98, californium, cf., cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis