The congenital, genetic disorder which causes an increased viscosity of secretions from the pancreas, salivary glands, liver, intestines and lungs is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease in which excessive viscous mucus obstructs passages, including the bronchi. In the lungs, particularly thick mucus obstructs the airways and causes repeated infections. The term cystic deconstructs into the suffix -ic meaning pertaining to and root cyst- meaning cyst; the term fibrosis deconstructs into the suffix -osis meaning condition and root fibr- meaning fiber.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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