English Explanatory Dictionary

-pnea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. breathing, respiration

Pronunciation

-pnēʹə /-ˈpniːə/

Word forms

-pnea -pnoea

Etymology

Representing -πνοια (-pnoia), the common terminal element of the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia, “apnea”), δύσπνοια (dúspnoia, “dyspnea”), εὔπνοια (eúpnoia, “eupnea”), ὀρθόπνοια (orthópnoia, “orthopnea”), etc, from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, breathing”).

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