1. californium, Cf, atomic number 98, metallic element, metal
usage: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
2. cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis, fibrosis, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease
usage: 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
Adverb
1. cf., cf
usage: compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)