FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrocystic disease of the pancreas mean? 

• FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS (noun)
  The noun FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS has 1 sense:

1. the 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

  Familiarity information: FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS used as a noun is very rare.

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• FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE PANCREAS (noun)

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Meaning:

The 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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

CF; cystic fibrosis; fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; mucoviscidosis; pancreatic fibrosis

Hypernyms ("fibrocystic disease of the pancreas" is a kind of...):

monogenic disease; monogenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes)

fibrosis (development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ)