Pnea
1.
a combining form meaning “breath, respiration,” used in the formation of compound words that denote a kind of breathing or condition of the respiratory system, as specified by the initial element:
dyspnea; hyperpnea.
-pnea suff.
Breath; respiration: dyspnea.
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