1. (noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

• atomic number 98
• californium

2. (noun) 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; no cure is known

• cystic fibrosis
• fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
• mucoviscidosis
• pancreatic fibrosis

3. (adverb) compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

• cf.

1. (noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

• metal
• metallic element

2. (noun) 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; no cure is known

• fibrosis
• monogenic disease
• monogenic disorder