PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pneumocystis carinii 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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