Term: cystic fibrosis: 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
Candidate hypernym: fibrosis: development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ → 1
Candidate hypernym: druidism: the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies → 0
Candidate hypernym: char: a charred substance → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus rickettsia: can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyperope: a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person → 0
Candidate hypernym: triceps: any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stare: a fixed look with eyes open wide → 0
Candidate hypernym: restraint: a rule or condition that limits freedom → 0
Candidate hypernym: target: the location of the target that is to be hit → 0
Candidate hypernym: saddle stitch: a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color → 0
Candidate hypernym: growler: a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping → 0