pancreatic fibrosis
noun
Simple meaning
The most common hereditary disease.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
pankreeatihkfybrohsuhsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
pænkɹiˈætɪkfaɪbˈɹoʊsəs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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noun
The most common hereditary 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
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The most common hereditary 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
Used this way, pancreatic fibrosis is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare and family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Family/home
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