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Meaning of pneumocystosis in English:

pneumocystosis

Pronunciation /ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)sɪsˈtəʊsɪs/

noun

Medicine

  • Infection with or disease caused by organisms of the genus Pneumocystis; especially pneumocystis pneumonia.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in American Journal Clinical Pathology. From Pneumocystis + -osis.