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PNEUMOCYTOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumocytosis mean?
• PNEUMOCYTOSIS (noun)
The noun PNEUMOCYTOSIS has 1 sense:
1. pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)
Familiarity information: PNEUMOCYTOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
interstitial plasma cell pneumonia; pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; pneumocystis pneumonia; pneumocytosis
Hypernyms ("pneumocytosis" is a kind of...):
pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)
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