1. (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

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

1. (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