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CF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
CF; cystic fibrosis; fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; mucoviscidosis; pancreatic fibrosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("CF" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Synonyms:
atomic number 98; californium; Cf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cf" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Synonyms:
cf; cf.
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