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pneumocystis pneumonia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-mo-cys-tis p-neu-mo-nia
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of pneumocystis pneumonia.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

PCP Pneumocystis pneumonia

Synonyms

pneumocystosis pneumocystiasis Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia interstitial plasma cell pneumonia pneumocytosis

Questions

What does pneumocystis pneumonia mean?
A form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.

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