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noun

a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Synonyms: atomic number 98, californium
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; there is no cure
Synonyms: cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis

adverb

compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Synonyms: cf., confer, see, see also