Cf

[n] 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; there is no cure
[n] a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
[adv] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
[adv] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

Synonyms

atomic number 98, californium, cf, cf., confer, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis, see, see also