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mu⋅co⋅vis⋅ci⋅do⋅sis

  [myoo-koh-vis-i-doh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
cystic fibrosis.
Origin:
1940–45; < NL; see muco-, viscid, -osis
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cystic fibrosis  
n.   Abbr. CF
A hereditary disease of the exocrine glands, usually developing during early childhood and affecting mainly the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat glands. It is characterized by the production of abnormally viscous mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function. Also called mucoviscidosis.
mu·co·vis·ci·do·sis   (myōō'kō-vĭs'ĭ-dō'sĭs)   
n.  See cystic fibrosis.
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Main Entry: mu·co·vis·ci·do·sis
Pronunciation: "myü-kO-"vis-&-'dO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mu·co·vis·ci·do·ses /-"sEz/
: CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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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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