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pneumo-

  1. variant of pneumato- or pneumono-.

    pneumococcus.



pneumo-

combining form

  1. of or related to a lung or the lungs; respiratory

    pneumoconiosis

    pneumonitis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumo-1

from Greek Աܳō lung or pneuma breath
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Example Sentences

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“Finding Pneumo with RDB,” read a handmade sign pinned onto her back.

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He sued Pneumo Abex LLC, which owned a brake manufacturing plant in Virginia that employed his uncle.

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Although “pneumo shots” protect against several bacterial strains that are the most common causes of pneumonia, they do not protect against all of them.

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When To Use

does pneumo- mean?

Pneumo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “lung” or “breath.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology and anatomy.Pneumo- comes from the Greek Աúō, meaning “lung.” ʲԱúō helps form the Greek word ԱܳDzí, source of the English pneumonia, “inflammation of the lungs with congestion.”Pneumo- is a variant of both the combining forms pneumato-, meaning "air, breath, spirit," and pneumono-, meaning "lung." Learn more in our Words That Use articles for these forms. are variants of pneumo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, pneumo- becomes pneum-, as in pneumectomy.The Greek Աúō is also related to the combining form -pnea.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use -pnea article.

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