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pneumocystis pneumonia

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[noo-muh-sis-tis, nyoo-] / ˌnu məˈsɪs tɪs, ˌnyu- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii, occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as AIDS victims. PCP

Etymology

Origin of pneumocystis pneumonia

1980–85; pneumocystis < New Latin: genus name; see pneumo-, cyst

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The men were dying from what doctors termed opportunistic infections, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, which attacks the lungs, and toxoplasmosis, which often ravages the brain.

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