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Synonyms for cystic fibrosis
cys·tic fi·bro·sis

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  1. cystic fibrosisnoun

    Synonyms:
    mucoviscidosis

  2. cystic fibrosisnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    mucoviscidosis

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosisnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis, californium, atomic number 98

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD1.0 / 1 vote

  1. cystic fibrosis

    Synonyms:
    Clarke-Hadefield disease

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  1. Channan Petrides:

    People struggle to believe how ill I am because I don’t look it, but the truth is that I do only have a certain amount of time left to live, we really need better understanding of cystic fibrosis and how to treat it.

  2. United States:

    Insurance status in the US is a complex construct and may reflect a combination of other unmeasured factors such as socioeconomic status, the impact of United States health insurance/health care policy and survival in US( cystic fibrosis) patients needs further targeted study in order to make definitive conclusions.

  3. Saju Mathew:

    So, if a 17-year -old has severe asthma, maybe cystic fibrosis, or some kind of underlying pulmonary condition especially, I would hands-down recommend a booster shot, but I'm not comfortable giving a universal, broad recommendation for all adolescents at this point, until we have enough data.

  4. Michael Weyant:

    As the only hospital in our region able to provide lung transplants, University of Colorado Hospital is able to care for Cystic Fibrosis patients throughout the full course of this devastating disease, we perform a large number of lung transplants and liver transplants each year, but combining the two transplants into the same surgery is rare, and this will enable the patient to recover more quickly and get back to his life.

  5. Channan Petrides:

    Cystic fibrosis feels like having a plastic bag over your head and breathing through a straw, so a lot of patients who have transplants have to learn to breathe again because they aren’t used to taking in that much air.


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