mucoviscidosis

[ myoo-koh-vis-i-doh-sis ]

/ ˌmyu koʊˌvɪs ɪˈdoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

cystic fibrosis.

Nearby words

mucous colitis, mucous connective tissue, mucous gland, mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, mud bath

Origin of mucoviscidosis

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

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Medicine definitions for mucoviscidosis

mucoviscidosis

[ myōō′kō-vĭs′ĭ-dō′sĭs ]

n.

cystic fibrosis

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