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1. noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
   californium; atomic number 98.
   
2. 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
   mucoviscidosis; fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; cystic fibrosis; pancreatic fibrosis.
   
3. adverb compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
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