What is the meaning of cystic fibrosis?

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: CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis

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