CF

(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
synonyms : cystic fibrosis , fibrocystic disease of the pancreas , mucoviscidosis , pancreatic fibrosis
(noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
synonyms : atomic number 98 , californium
(adverb) compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
synonyms : cf.

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