mucoviscidosis

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noun

Cystic fibrosis.

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cystic fibrosisCFfibrocystic disease of the pancreaspancreatic fibrosis
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Meanings

nounmucoviscidosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineCystic fibrosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe most common hereditary 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

Similar
cystic fibrosisCFfibrocystic disease of the pancreaspancreatic fibrosis
Broader
fibrosismonogenic disordermonogenic disease
Also see
cfcystic fibrosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From muco- + viscid + -osis.

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APA

mucoviscidosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoviscidosis

MLA

“mucoviscidosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoviscidosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucoviscidosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoviscidosis.

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