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