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pneumono-

UK/(p)njuːməʊnəʊ/

pneumono- is the alternative form of pneumo-.

Meaning of pneumo-

Prefix (1)

pneumo-

  1. Relating to the lungs.

Prefix (2)

pneumo-

  1. Relating to air.

Origin of pneumono-

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + English -o-.

Questions about pneumono-

What is pneumono- the alternative form of?
Pneumono- is the alternative form of pneumo-.
How do you pronounce pneumono-?
Pneumono- is pronounced /(p)njuːməʊnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near pneumono- in the dictionary

  1. pneumonites
  2. pneumonitic
  3. pneumonitides
  4. pneumonitis
  5. pneumoniæ
  6. pneumono-
  7. pneumonococcal
  8. pneumonoconioses
  9. pneumonoconiosis
  10. pneumonocyte
  11. pneumonocytes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pneumono- (page history and authors); pneumo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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