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pneumato-

a combining form meaning “air,” “breath,” “spirit,” used in the formation of compound words: pneumatology; pneumatophore.
Also, pneumo-; especially before a vowel, pneumat-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of pneûma; see pneuma
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pneumat-  
pref.  Variant of pneumato-.
pneumato- or pneumat-  
pref.  
  1. Air; gas: pneumatolysis.

  2. Breath; respiration: pneumatometer.


[From Greek pneuma, pneumat-, wind, breath; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
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pneumato- or pneumat-
pref.

  1. Air; gas: pneumatocardia.

  2. Breath; respiration: pneumatograph.

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