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-pnea

  1. a combining form meaning “breath, respiration,” used in the formation of compound words that denote a kind of breathing or condition of the respiratory system, as specified by the initial element:

    dyspnea; hyperpnea.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of -pnea1

< Greek -pnoia, akin to pneîn to breathe; pneuma

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