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pneum-

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pneum-  
pref.  Variant of pneumo-.
pneumo- or pneum-  
pref.  
  1. Air; gas: pneumothorax.

  2. Lung; pulmonary: pneumoconiosis.

  3. Respiration: pneumograph.

  4. Pneumonia: pneumococcus.


[From Greek pneuma, wind, breath; see pneu- in Indo-European roots, and from Greek pneumōn, alteration (influenced by pneuma) of pleumōn, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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pneum- pref.
Variant of pneumo-.

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