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-pnea

-pnea

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-pnea

  1. (physiology) breathing, respiration

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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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