Learn the meanings of common words and phrases that you may hear related to cystic fibrosis.
What is an allele, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is amylase, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is aspergillus and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is bronchiectasis, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a bronchodilator, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is CFRD and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is CFTR, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What does the term "chronic" mean, and how do you pronounce it?
What are cilia and what do they have to do with cystic fibrosis?
What is colonization, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is Delta F508, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is an enzyme, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is glucose and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is insulin and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is lipase, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is malabsorption, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a mucolytic, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is mucoviscidosis, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is mucus, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is the pancreas, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is pancreatic insufficiency, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a phthalate, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a PICC line, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a progressive disease?
What is protease, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is steatorrhea, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
What is a vector, and what does it mean to people with cystic fibrosis?
