pneum-

combining form

Definition of PNEUM-

: air : gas <pneumothorax>

: lung <pneumoconiosis>

: respiration <pneumograph>

: pneumonia <pneumococcus>

pneum- or pneumo-

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

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: air : gas <pneumothorax>

: lung <pneumoconiosis> : pulmonary and <pneumogastric nerve>

: respiration <pneumograph>

: pneumonia <pneumococcus>

pneum- or pneumo-

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