Meaning of MUCOVISCIDOSIS

Pronunciation:			`myookow`visi'dowsis
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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; there is no cure
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	Synonyms:		CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis
	See Also:		fibrosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder