- pneu|ma|to|cyst
- pneu|ma|to|cyst «noo MAT uh sihst, nyoo-», noun.an air sac, as in a hydrozoan.╂[< Greek pneûma, -atos breath, wind + English cyst]
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cyst — cyst·adenoma; cyst·ous; dac·ry·o·cyst; ec·to·cyst; en·cyst; en·cyst·ment; en·do·cyst; ex·cyst; het·ero·cyst; hyp·no·cyst; lith·o·cyst; mac·ro·cyst; mi·cro·cyst; nem·a·to·cyst; ole·o·cyst; oo·cyst; oto·cyst; ovi·cyst; peri·cyst; phyl·lo·cyst;… … English syllables
pneu — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; di·pneu·mone; di·pneu·mo·nes; di·pneu·mo·no·morph; di·pneu·mo·no·mor·phae; di·pneu·mo·nous; elec·tro·pneu·mat·ic; mono·pneu·mo·na; pan·pneu·ma·tism; pneu; pneu·ma; pneu·mat·i·cal; pneu·mat·i·cal·ly; pneu·ma·tic·i·ty;… … English syllables
pneumatocyst — pneu·ma·to·cyst … English syllables
pneumatocyst — pneu•mat•o•cyst [[t]nʊˈmæt ə sɪst, nyʊ [/t]] n. bot pneumatophore • Etymology: 1855–1860 … From formal English to slang
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
Pneumatocyst — Pneu*mat o*cyst, n. [Pneumato + cyst.] (Zo[ o]l.) A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pneumocystis — pneu·mo·cys·tis (no͞o mə sĭsʹtĭs, nyo͞oʹ ) n. A severe lung infection caused by the parasitic protozoan Pneumocystis carinii and affecting primarily individuals with an immunodeficiency disease, such as AIDS. Also called pneumocystis pneumonia. … Universalium
Pneumocystis — Pneu·mo·cys·tis .n(y)ü mə sis təs n 1) a genus of microorganisms of uncertain affiliation that are usu. considered protozoans or sometimes fungi and that include one (P. carinii) causing pneumonia esp. in immunocompromised individuals 2)… … Medical dictionary
pneumocystis pneumonia — pneu•mo•cys′tis pneumo′nia [[t]ˌnu məˈsɪs tɪs, ˌnyu [/t]] n. pat a rare form of pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as persons with AIDS.… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
