pneumo-

Prefix for lungs

Pneumo- is a prefix meaning lung or air, from the Greek word for breath.

It appears in medical terminology: pneumonia (lung infection), pneumothorax (air in the chest cavity), pneumonectomy (lung removal).

The prefix sometimes shortens pneumono-, as in the famously long word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

respiratory

lung

Respiratory chest organ

breathingPulmonary gas exchange
pulmonaryOf the lungs
alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers

bronchi · respiration · oxygen · inhalation · ventilation · airway · thoracic · chest · emphysema · aspiration

air-gas

air

Gaseous envelope surrounding Earth

gasFormless, expanding substance
pressureForce upon contact
inflationSustained price level increase

compressed · vacuum · bellows · pump · aerodynamic · gaseous · atmospheric · insufflation · expansion · ventilation

anatomical

alveolar

Of tooth sockets

bronchialOf lung airways
pleuralOf lung membranes
thoracicOf the chest region

diaphragm · tracheal · bronchiolar · intercostal

medical-imaging

radiograph

Image from radiation exposure

contrastNotable difference between things
imagingProducing visual representations
scanBrief visual sweep

diagnostic · fluoroscopy · tomography · insufflation · visualization · radiology

Opposites

body system/organ

pneumo-cardio-

Heart-related prefix

hepato- · neuro- · osteo- · hemo-

respiratory function

pneumo-apnea

Temporary cessation of respiration

asphyxia · anoxia · suffocation · airless · vacuum

Phrases

walking pneumoniaMild chest infection, still functional
double pneumoniaLung infection on both sides
pneumatic tubesAir-pressure transport pipes
atypical pneumoniaLung infection, nonstandard cause
viral pneumoniaInfectious lung inflammation
aspiration pneumoniaLung infection from aspirated material

Family

pneumonia, pneumonic, pneumonitis, pneumococcus, pneumococcal, pneumothorax, pneumatic, pneumatics, pneumatically

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