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| 1. | [ adverb ] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) | |
| Synonyms: | see see_also confer cf. | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine,genetics,pathology) the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure | |
| Synonyms: | fibrocystic_disease_of_the_pancreas pancreatic_fibrosis mucovioscidosis mucoviscidosis cystic_fibrosis | |
| Related terms: | fibrosis monogenic_disease genetic_disease | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_98 californium | |
| Related terms: | metallic_element | |
| Similar spelling: |
cfo cf. |
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