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PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumocystis pneumonia mean? 

PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA (noun)
  The noun PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA has 1 sense:

1. pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)play

  Familiarity information: PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

interstitial plasma cell pneumonia; pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; pneumocystis pneumonia; pneumocytosis

Hypernyms ("pneumocystis pneumonia" is a kind of...):

pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)


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