pneumo, pneum, pneumono, pneumon(Greek: lung [breath, breathe])amphipneust
An animal that breathes both by lungs and by gills; a name given by some to the lowest order of the Amphibious animals, including the Proteus and Siren, which retain their gills all their lives.
amphipneustic
Having breathing-pores at both ends of the body, as certain dipterous larvae.
angiopneumography
Angiography of the pulmonary vessels, used to detect pulmonary embolism or less frequently to delineate pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, pulmonary varices, or pulmonary vessel anatomy.
An angiogram is a roentgenographic (X-ray) examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium which produces an angiogram. apneumia
Congenital absence of the lungs.
apneuses
apneusis
An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem.
apneustic
arthropneumoradiogrphy
Radiographic examination of a joint after it has been injected with air.
bronchopneumonia
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
An apparatus for registering cardiopneumatic movements.
costopneumopexy
Anchoring a lung to a rib.
gastropneumonia
gastropneumonic
hepatopneumonia
Word units related to breath and breathe: hal-; pneo-; pneumato-; psych-; spiro. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
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