Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

[no̅o̅′mōsis′tis]

a microorganism that causes pneumocystosis, a type of interstitial cell pneumonitis.

pneumoconiosis (noo´mōkō´nēō´sis),

any disease of the lung caused by chronic inhalation of dust, usually mineral dusts of occupational or environmental origin. The principal agents include coal, cotton, sand, and asbestos.

Pneumocystis jiroveci

n an opportunistic infection found in immunocompromised patients such as those with AIDS.

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