Category: Pm-Po

One of the cells lining the alveoli (the air sacs) in the lung. The alveoli are, in fact, lined with two types of cells termed the type 1 and type 2 pneumocytes:

Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii), the organism that causes pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Pneumocystis jiroveci is found worldwide, in humans and animals. Serologic evidence indicates that most healthy children have been exposed to it by age 3 to 4. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) occurs in immunosuppressed individuals and in premature, malnourished infants. The symptoms of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) include dyspnea (difficulty breathing), nonproductive…

Now called Pneumocystis jiroveci. 

Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii), the organism that causes pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Pneumocystis jiroveci is found worldwide, in humans and animals. Serologic evidence indicates that most healthy children have been exposed to it by age 3 to 4. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) occurs in immunosuppressed individuals and in premature, malnourished infants. The symptoms of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) include dyspnea (difficulty breathing), nonproductive…

Prefix pertaining to breathing, respiration, the lungs, pneumonia, or air.

A disorder of the muscles and joints of older persons characterized by pain and stiffness, affecting both sides of the body, and involving the shoulders, arms, neck, and buttock areas.

Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed to be due to the Jacob-Creutzfeldt (JC) papovavirus. The virus infects oligodendrocytes (support cells in the brain). The signs and symptoms of PML include headaches, memory loss, changes in mental status, speech and vision difficulties, loss of strength,…

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease.