cystic fi‧bro‧sis /ˌsɪstɪk faɪˈbrəʊsəs $ -ˈbroʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: fibrosis 'increase of fiber in a part of the body' 1800-1900 Modern Latin, from Latin fibra; ⇒ fiber]
a serious medical condition, especially affecting children, in which breathing and
digesting food is very difficult
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