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pneumocystosis

pneumocystosis noun: a fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.

Noun

pneumocystosis (usually uncountable, plural pneumocystoses)

  1. (usually) A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.
    Synonyms:
    pneumocystiasis

Synonyms of pneumocystosis

Forms of pneumocystosis

pluralpneumocystoses

Origin of pneumocystosis

From pneumocystis + -osis.

Questions about pneumocystosis

What does pneumocystosis mean?
Pneumocystosis means a fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.
What part of speech is pneumocystosis?
Pneumocystosis is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumocystosis?
The plural of pneumocystosis is pneumocystoses.

Words near pneumocystosis in the dictionary

  1. pneumocystiasis
  2. pneumocystic
  3. pneumocystis
  4. pneumocystis pneumonia
  5. pneumocystoses
  6. pneumocystosis
  7. pneumocyte
  8. pneumocytes
  9. pneumocytic
  10. pneumocytoses
  11. pneumocytosis

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