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californium, Cf, atomic number 98 | a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles | |
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cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis | 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 |