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Cystic Fibrosis

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an inherited disease which causes secreted fluids in the body to become abnormally sticky and thick, commonly affecting the respiratory and digestive systems

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synonym
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
plural
Cystic Fibrosises
possessive
Cystic Fibrosis's
pluralpossessive
Cystic Fibrosises'

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an inherited disease which causes secreted fluids in the body to become abnormally sticky and thick, commonly affecting the respiratory and digestive systems

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