pneumocystosis

English

Etymology

From pneumocystis +‎ -osis.

Noun

pneumocystosis (usually uncountable, plural pneumocystoses)

1. A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.

Synonyms

• pneumocystiasis (less common synonym)

Hyponyms

• pneumocystis pneumonia