-pnea
Word Origin
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.
Also, -pnoea.
Origin
< Greek -pnoia, akin to pneîn to breathe; cf. pneuma
Related Words
- hyperpnea
- -pnoea
- dyspnea
- hypopnea
- polypnea
- tachypnea
-pnea
noun combining form
or -pnoea
hyperpnea
apnoea
noun combining form
or -pnoea
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek -pnoia, from pnoia, from pnein to breathe
: breath : breathinghyperpnea
apnoea
☞ -pnea, -pnoea
-pnea
noun combining form
or -pnoea\(p)(ˈ)nēə\
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -pnoia, from pnoia, pnoē breathing, breath, from pnein to breathe
: breath : breathing
< hyperpnea >
< polypnoea >
< oligopnea >
or -pnoea
< hyperpnea >
< polypnoea >
< oligopnea >
-pnea-pnoea (UK)
Suffix
- physiology breathing, respiration
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”).
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -pnea