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fibrocystic disease of the pancreas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
fi-bro-cys-tic dis-ease of the -pan-creas
IPA
54
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

cystic fibrosis CF pancreatic fibrosis mucoviscidosis

Questions

What does fibrocystic disease of the pancreas mean?
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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