pneum-
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pneum-

combining form

Definition of PNEUM-

1
: air : gas <pneumothorax>
2
: lung <pneumoconiosis>
3
: respiration <pneumograph>
4
: pneumonia <pneumococcus>

Variants of PNEUM-

pneum- or pneumo-

Origin of PNEUM-

New Latin, partly from Greek pneum- (from pneuma); partly from Greek pneumōn lung

pneum-

combining form    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PNEUM-

1
: air : gas <pneumothorax>
2
: lung <pneumoconiosis> : pulmonary and <pneumogastric nerve>
3
: respiration <pneumograph>
4
: pneumonia <pneumococcus>

Variants of PNEUM-

pneum- or pneumo-

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