-pnea
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.
also, -pnoea.
-pnea suff.
breath; respiration: dyspnea.
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- -pnoea
variant of -pnea.
- -pod
a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to neo-latin cl-ss names ending in -poda, with -pod, used in english to name a single member of such a cl-ss: cephalopod. compare -ped. -pod combining form indicating a certain type or number of feet […]
- -poda
a combining form meaning “those having feet” of the kind or number specified by the initial element, used in the names of cl-sses in zoology: cephalopoda. compare -pod.
- -pode
variant of -podium: pseudopode. -pod combining form indicating a certain type or number of feet arthropod, tripod word origin from greek -podos footed, from pous foot
- -podium
a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium. also, -pode. -podium combining form a part resembling a foot pseudopodium word origin from new latin: footlike; see podium