n 1  :  a genus of microorganisms of uncertain affiliation that are usu. considered protozoans or sometimes fungi and that include one (P. carinii) causing pneumonia esp. in immunocompromised individuals  2  :  PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA .
 
 
 
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