Pneumocystis
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See also: pneumocystis
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “the lungs”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).
Proper noun
[edit]Pneumocystis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pneumocystomycetes - class; Pneumocystales - order; Pneumocystaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Pneumocystis carinii - type species; Pneumocystis gerbil, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis murina, Pneumocystis oryctolagi, Pneumocystis wakefieldiae - other selected species
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pneumocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pneumocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information