cystic fibrosis
cystic fibrosis (CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis) n. a hereditary disease affecting cells of the exocrine glands; the faulty gene responsible for the most common form of CF has been identified as lying on chromosome no. 7 and is recessive, i.e. both parents of the patient can be carriers without being affected by the disease. The abnormality results in the production of thick mucus, which obstructs the intestinal glands (causing meconium ileus in newborn babies), pancreas (causing deficiency of pancreatic enzymes resulting in malabsorption and failure to thrive), and bronchi (causing bronchiectasis). Respiratory infections, which may be severe, are a common complication.
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Cystic Fibrosis
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
CYSTIC FIBROSIS DEFINITION Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease that affects the lungs, digestive...sweat glands, and male reproductive organs. DESCRIPTION Cystic fibrosis affects the body's ability to move salts and water in and...
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cystic fibrosis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cystic fibrosis , inherited disorder of the exocrine...fluids. Bibliography: See P. Davis, Cystic Fibrosis (1993); M. E. Hodson and D. M. Geddes, Cystic Fibrosis (1994).
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fibrosis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
fibrosis (fy- broh -sis) n. thickening and scarring of connective...of the alveoli causing progressive breathlessness. See also cystic fibrosis , retroperitoneal fibrosis . — fibrotic adj.
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Probability
Book article from: Genetics
...Suppose a couple knows that cystic fibrosis, a debilitating respiratory...disease is inherited: Because cystic fibrosis is a recessive disease caused...disease-causing form of the cystic fibrosis gene from both parents display...
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Dorothy Andersen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...recognize the disorder known as cystic fibrosis. Dorothy Andersen was the first...recognize the disorder known as cystic fibrosis. She devoted much of her life...out of her discovery in 1935 of cystic fibrosis. That discovery came about during...
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