CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cystic fibrosis mean? 

• CYSTIC FIBROSIS (noun)
  The noun CYSTIC FIBROSIS 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: CYSTIC FIBROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYSTIC FIBROSIS (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("cystic fibrosis" 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)

 Context examples 

The substance in turmeric that gives it a yellow color (curcumin) is being studied in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer disease, cystic fibrosis, and psoriasis.

(Curcuma longa, NCI Dictionary)

A genetic test to determine if either parent has the trait of cystic fibrosis carrier.

(Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with cystic fibrosis and congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.

(CFTR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease.

(Diagnosing cystic fibrosis with wearable devices, NIH)

CLCA2 may play a role in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis and in cancer metastasis to the lung, mediating vascular arrest and colonization.

(Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Aberrant protein degradation is the mechanism underlying many diseases, including cystic fibrosis and heritable forms of lung and liver disease.

(Endoplasmic Reticulum Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The substance in Indian saffron that gives it a yellow color (curcumin) is being studied in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer disease, cystic fibrosis, and psoriasis.

(Indian saffron, NCI Dictionary)

Other causes include cystic fibrosis and other inherited disorders, high levels of calcium or fats in the blood, some medicines, and autoimmune conditions.

(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

P pnomenusa is found in soil and is pathogenic to humans having been isolated from the sputum of individuals with cystic fibrosis.

(Pandoraea pnomenusa, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and autoimmune disorders.

(Pancreatic Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)