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cystic fibrosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monogenic disorder, monogenic disease, fibrosis

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fibrosi quística — medical condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 囊腫性纖維化 /囊肿性纤维化 (nángzhǒngxìng xiānwéihuà) — medical condition
  • Czech: cystická fibróza — medical condition
  • Danish: cystisk fibrose — medical condition
  • Finnish: kystinen fibroosi — medical condition
  • French: mucoviscidose — medical condition
  • Georgian: კისტური ფიბროზი (ḳisṭuri pibrozi) — medical condition
  • Georgian: მუკოვისციდოზი (muḳoviscidozi) — medical condition
  • German: Mukoviszidose — medical condition
  • Greek: κυστική ίνωση (kystikí ínosi) — medical condition
  • Hungarian: cisztás fibrózis — medical condition
  • Hungarian: mukoviszcidózis — medical condition
  • Indonesian: fibrosis kistik — medical condition
  • Japanese: 嚢胞性線維症 (nōhōseisen'ishō) — medical condition
  • Māori: mate hūware tāpiapia — medical condition
  • Māori: kukūtanga wētinana — medical condition
  • Polish: mukowiscydoza — medical condition
  • Portuguese: fibrose cística — medical condition
  • Russian: муковисцидо́з (mukoviscidóz) — medical condition
  • Spanish: fibrosis quística — medical condition
  • Turkish: kistik fibrozis — medical condition