-pnea

Medical Suffix
-pnea

-pnea means breathing (from the Greek).

What does -pnea mean?

The suffix -pnea means "breathing". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -pnea

WordMeaning
apneaabsence of breathing
dyspneadifficult breathing

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