pneumocystis pneumonia

English

Alternative forms

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Noun

pneumocystis pneumonia (uncountable)

A form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.

Synonyms

PCP, pneumocystosis, pneumocystiasis, interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (dated).

Further reading

pneumocystis pneumonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pneumocystis jirovecii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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