cystic fibrosis

noun

, Pathology.

1. a hereditary chronic disease of the exocrine glands, characterized by the production of viscid mucus that obstructs the pancreatic ducts and bronchi, leading to infection and fibrosis.

cystic fibrosis

noun

1. an inheritable disease of the exocrine glands, controlled by a recessive gene: affected children inherit defective alleles from both parents. It is characterized by chronic infection of the respiratory tract and by pancreatic insufficiency

cystic fibrosis

/ sĭs′tĭkfī-brō′sĭs /

1. An inherited disorder of the exocrine glands, usually developing during early childhood and affecting mainly the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat glands. It is marked by the production of abnormally thick mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function.

cystic fibrosis

1. A congenital and chronic disease that affects certain glands in the body, particularly the sweat glands , the pancreas , and the glands in the mucous membranes of the respiratory system . Cystic fibrosis causes recurring respiratory disorders ( see respiration ) and interferes with the production of enzymes by the pancreas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystic fibrosis¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Instead, they got kicked out in what Wester called a “bizarre” incident because they chose to wear masks to protect Austin, who has cystic fibrosis and is immunocompromised.

From Washington Post

Calithera Biosciences is a small, Northern California immunotherapy company with a pipeline of drugs in various stages of premarket development for cancer and cystic fibrosis.

From MIT Technology Review

Gene Simmons of Kiss warned in that same ad that it affected more kids than childhood cancer, Type 2 diabetes and cystic fibrosis combined.

From Time

Their 14-year-old daughter, Kathryn, died in 1977 of cystic fibrosis.

From Washington Post

He developed an innovative method of gene finding, which led to the identification of the genetic sequences responsible for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease and neurofibromatosis, among others.

From Time

His one stipulation before okaying a poster of his Jockey ad, for example, was that all proceeds go to cystic fibrosis.

From The Daily Beast

Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic malady, dooms its sufferers to a short and burdened life.

From The Daily Beast

A cystic fibrosis patient has been denied access to a compassionate use program because it's temporary.

From The Daily Beast

SMA is sometimes referred to as “Baby ALS,” because the incidence rate is so similar to cystic fibrosis and ALS.

From The Daily Beast

I read everything I could on genetics and also on cystic fibrosis.

From The Daily Beast

He is the doctor who treated our children for cystic fibrosis.

From Project Gutenberg

And before you started your campaign on cystic fibrosis, they had already moved to Dallas?

From Project Gutenberg

Very possible, but that was the period when we were very busy with our cystic fibrosis campaign.

From Project Gutenberg

And also in October we started working on this campaign, cystic fibrosis campaign, and were very busy.

From Project Gutenberg

In the 1980s, scientists identified the gene causing cystic fibrosis; it took nine years.

From Project Gutenberg