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