- pneu|mo|cys|tis
- pneu|mo|cys|tis «NOO muh SIHS tihs», noun.a virulent form of pneumonia caused by a parasitic organism.╂[< Pneumocystis carinii, the species of parasitic protozoan causing this disease]
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cys — cys·tit·ic; cys·ti·tis; cys·to·carp; cys·to·cele; cys·to·cer·cous; cys·to·flagellata; cys·tog·e·nous; cys·to·gram; cys·tog·ra·phy; cys·toid·ea; cys·to·lith; cys·to·lithiasis; cys·to·ma; cys·tom·e·ter; cys·to·met·ro·gram; cys·to·nec·tae;… … English syllables
tis — ab·a·tis; ac·ro·der·ma·ti·tis; ad·e·ni·tis; ad·nex·i·tis; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tis·er; aero oti·tis; aero·si·nus·i·tis; agros·tis; al·tis·o·nant; amor·tis·seur; an·ci·pi·tis; an·gi·i·tis; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·tis·tes; an·tis·tro·phe;… … 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
pneumocystis — pneu·mo·cys·tis … English syllables
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 — 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 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
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
mono — mono·acetate; mono·acetin; mono·alphabetic; mono·amide; mono·ammonium; mono·azo; mono·basic; mono·bath; mono·blast; mono·blastic; mono·bleph·a·ri·da·les; mono·bloc; mono·branchiate; mono·bromate; mono·brominate; Mono·caine; mono·calcium;… … English syllables
cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… … English syllables
