Cf. Synonyms

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
Synonyms:
  1. californium
  2. cystic-fibrosis
  3. fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
  4. pancreatic-fibrosis
  5. mucoviscidosis
  6. atomic number 98
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(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. cf.

Words Related to Cf.

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Related:

  1. lk
  2. vv
  3. eph

Cf. Sentence Examples

  • With reference to any particular group of forms such a new centre of modification may be termed a metacentre, and it is plain that the archecentre of the whole group is a metacentre of the larger group cf which the group under consideration is a branch.

  • It is worse than useless to apply drastic remedies if the main facts cf the, lifehistory of the pest are not known; e.g.

  • The smaller company exchanges its stock for stock of the larger system on an agreed basis, or sells it outright, and the bondholders of the absorbed line often have a similar opportunity to exchange their securities for obligations cf the parent company, which are on a stronger basis or have a broader market.

  • In respect cf hospitals and the treatment of the sick his energy and knowledge were of enormous advantage to his country, both in times of peace and of war, and the unrivalled accommodation for medical treatment possessed by Berlin is a standing tribute to his name, which will be perpetuated in one of the largest hospitals of the city.

  • The mountains both in Victoria and New South Wales were snow-capped, and glaciers flowed down their flanks and laid down Carboniferous glacial deposits, which are still preserved in basins that flank the mountain ranges, such as the famous conglomerates of Bacchus Marsh, Heathcote and the Loddon valley in Victoria, and cf Branxton and other localities in New South Wales.

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