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

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