1. californium, Cf, atomic number 98 -- (a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles).
2. cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis -- (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).
1. cf., cf, confer, see, see also -- (compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)).
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