mucoviscidosis

Definitions of mucoviscidosis

1. 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; no cure is known
   synonyms: CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis

   type 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