Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0522 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pulmon/o: Lung
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The idea
The combining form pulmon slash o also names the lung, and comes from Latin.
In practice
A pulmonologist is a specialist in the lungs.
Where people slip
Pneum slash o is Greek and pulmon slash o is Latin. Both name the same organ.
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