mucoviscidosis

mu·co·vis·ci·do·sis

[myoo-koh-vis-i-doh-sis]
noun Pathology.

Origin:
1940–45; < Neo-Latin; see muco-, viscid, -osis

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mucoviscidosis mu·co·vis·ci·do·sis (my&oomacr;'kō-vĭs'ĭ-dō'sĭs)
n.
See cystic fibrosis.

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mucoviscidosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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