pneumon-

Variant of pneumono-

pneumono- definition

pneumono- (no̵̅o̅′mə nō, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

lung or lungs pneumonectomy
also, before a vowel, pneumon-

Etymology: < Gr pneumōn, lung < pnein, to breathe: see pneuma

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