Definition of cf

Overview of noun cf

The noun cf has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. californium, Cf, atomic number 98

(a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles)

2. cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis

(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)

Overview of adv cf

The adv cf has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. cf., cf

(compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text))