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cystic fibrosis

noun /sɪstɪkfaɪbroʊsɪs/ 4 syllables 15 letters Scrabble 26 WWF 28
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noun

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

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