Translingual

Proper noun

Pneumocystis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pneumocystidomycetes - class; Pneumocystidales - order; Pneumocystidaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pneumocystis carinii - type species; Pneumocystis jorevicii; for other species see Pneumocystis at MycoBank

English

Noun

pneumocystis

1. (pathology) An infection of the lungs by parasitic fungi of the genus Pneumocystis, in humans specifically Pneumocystis jorevicii.

Derived terms

• pneumocystosis
• pneumocystis pneumonia