Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0521 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pneum/o and pneumon/o: Lung or Air
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The idea
The combining forms pneum slash o and pneumon slash o name the lung, or air within a cavity.
In practice
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung.
Where people slip
The initial p is silent, so these terms are spoken beginning with an n sound.
Your place on the trail
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