What does pneumon mean in medical terms?
pneumon
Meaning: lung; air
Type: Word root · Body system: Lungs & Breathing
A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what pneumon means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.
Example words using pneumon
pneumonia
pneumon (lung) + -ia (condition) = condition of the lung
pneumon (lung) + -ia (condition) = condition of the lung
pneumonectomy
pneumon (lung) + -ectomy (removal) = removal of lung tissue
pneumon (lung) + -ectomy (removal) = removal of lung tissue
Shortened forms
Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.