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pneumocystis pneumonia
[noo-muh-sis-tis, nyoo-]
noun
Pathology.
a pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii, occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as AIDS victims. PCP
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