A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles.

synonyms: atomic number 98, californium.

Dutch: californium
Polish: Cf, kaliforn

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, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis.

Dutch: mucoviscidose, cystische fibrose, taaislijmziekte
Polish: mukowiscydoza, zwłóknienie torbielowate

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synonym: cf..