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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mucoviscidosis
noun: 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; there is no cure [syn: {cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}]
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