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pneumocytosis

pneumocytosis

9.9
A lung infection caused by a fungus that often affects babies and people with weak immune systems
  • noun
  • /njuːˌmoʊsɪˈtoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neumocistosis
  • Researchers are working on better ways to prevent pneumocytosis in organ transplant patients.

Examples

  • The doctor diagnosed the patient with pneumocytosis due to their compromised immune system.

  • Infants with HIV are at higher risk for developing pneumocytosis if not treated early.

  • The doctor diagnosed the infant with pneumocytosis.

  • Many patients with weakened immune systems suffer from pneumocytosis.

  • Infants with HIV are at higher risk for developing pneumocytosis if not treated early.

  • Researchers are working on better ways to prevent pneumocytosis in organ transplant patients.

  • The doctor diagnosed the patient with pneumocytosis due to their compromised immune system.

Synonyms

pneumonia
vspneumocytosis
  • Specialized
121 4.3

A serious lung infection that makes breathing hard and causes fever

is the specific fungal type affecting infants and people with weak immunity
pneumocystis pneumonia
vspneumocytosis
  • Specialized
2 7.7

A serious lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems

is the general medical term for the same fungal lung infection
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
vspneumocytosis
  • Archaic
7.4

A lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems

is the same fungal lung infection though named with a different species label

Surface Forms

pneumocytosis singular
pneumocytoses plural

Morphology

pneumocytosis = Pneumocystis (semi-transparent) = pneumocystis + osis

The formation is regular medical suffixation (Pneumocystis + -osis = disease), but the root is a specialized scientific name unlikely to be known to general learners.

Etymology

Pneumocytosis breaks into three parts: pneumo- meaning 'lung', cyto meaning 'cell', and -osis meaning 'condition'. So pneumocytosis is a lung condition, like pneumonia, that affects tiny cells in the lung and is usually caused by a fungus called Pneumocystis.