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pneum/o and pneumon/o: Lung or Air

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The combining forms pneum slash o and pneumon slash o name the lung, or air within a cavity.

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Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung.

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The initial p is silent, so these terms are spoken beginning with an n sound.