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pneumocystis pneumonia in American English
a form of pneumonia, often associated with AIDS, now known to be caused by a fungus ( Pneumocystis jirovecii)
noun: a pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii, occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems

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