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pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

(no̵̅o̅′mō sis′tis kə rī′nē ī′, nyo̵̅o̅′-; -ē′)

a form of pneumonia, often associated with AIDS, caused by a fungus (Pneumocystis carinii): often shortened to

Origin: ModL: see pneumo- & cyst

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