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
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: rock cress: any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: metastasis: the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: glissade: (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: string section: the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: transmission shaft: rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: lace: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: barred owl: large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: ruin: an event that results in destruction
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: fresh bean: beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried
Broader: monogenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | Unrelated: mousepad: a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse