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cf Definition

• (n) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
• (n) 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
• (r) compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

cf Synonyms

• atomic number 98
• californium
• CF
• cf.
• confer
• cystic fibrosis
• fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
• mucoviscidosis
• pancreatic fibrosis
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