Pneumocystis

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Translingual

Smear of Pneumocystis carinii stained with toluidine blue

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “the lungs”) +‎ κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).

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.

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  • → Russian: пневмоци́стис (pnevmocístis)

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