Definition of MUCOVISCIDOSIS

mucoviscidosis

Meanings

Noun

  • 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
  • Cystic fibrosis.

Origin / Etymology

From muco- + viscid + -osis.

Synonyms

CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis

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