💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cystic fibrosis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fibrocystic disease of the pancreasnoun | 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 |
| pancreatic fibrosisnoun | 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 |
| mucoviscidosisnoun | (pathology) Cystic fibrosis. |
| cystinosisnoun | (pathology) A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine. |
| meconium ileusnoun | A condition where the meconium becomes thickened and congested in the ileum, often the first sign of cystic fibrosis. |
| cystopathynoun | (pathology) Any disease of the urinary bladder |
| mucinosisnoun | (pathology) Any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (i.e. mucin), usually hyaluronic acid |
| cystofibromanoun | (pathology) A fibroma containing cysts |
| cystomanoun | (pathology) A cystic tumour |
| mucolipidosisnoun | (pathology) Any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues |
| fibrosisnoun | (medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ. |
| cystitisnoun | (pathology) Inflammation of the urinary bladder. |
| fox-fordyce diseasenoun | Apocrine miliaria: a chronic blockage of the sweat gland ducts with a secondary, non-bacterial inflammatory response to the secretions and cellular debris in the cysts. |
| emphysematous cystitisnoun | (pathology) Cystitis accompanied by pockets of air in and around the bladder due to the presence of gas-forming microorganisms. |
| tubulocystnoun | (pathology) A cyst formed by the blockage of a tubule. |
| caveolinopathynoun | (pathology) Any disease associated with mutated forms of caveolin |
| fibrogenesisnoun | The formation of fibrin from fibrinogen in blood coagulation |
| megacystisnoun | A rare disease that is identified by an abnormally large or distended bladder. |
| mycosisnoun | (pathology) An infection caused by a fungus. |
| fibroadenosisnoun | (pathology) A fibrocystic disease characterised by lumps in the breast |
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