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mucoviscidosis

[ myoo-koh-vis-i-doh-sis ]
/ ˌmyu koʊˌvɪs ɪˈdoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

cystic fibrosis.

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Origin of mucoviscidosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1940–45; see origin at muco-, viscid, -osis

Words nearby mucoviscidosis

mucous colitis, mucous connective tissue, mucous gland, mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, Mudanjiang
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Medical definitions for mucoviscidosis

mucoviscidosis
[ myōō′kō-vĭs′ĭ-dō′sĭs ]

n.

cystic fibrosis
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