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Pneumocystis
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pneumocystis
Translingual
thumb|Smear of Pneumocystis carinii species stained with toluidine blue
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc πνεύμων κύστις the lungs bladder, pouch 1.
Proper noun
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genus family Pneumocystidaceae fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Pneumocystis carinii species type species; Pneumocystis gerbil species, Pneumocystis jirovecii species, Pneumocystis murina species, Pneumocystis oryctolagi species, Pneumocystis wakefieldiae species selected other species
Derived terms
Pneumocystidaceae family
Pneumocystidales order
Pneumocystidomycetes class
Descendants
ru пневмоци́стис 1
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