pneumo-, pneum-, pneumono-, pneumon-

An animal that breathes both by lungs and by gills; a name given by some to the lowest order of the Amphibious animals, including the Proteus and Siren, which retain their gills all their lives.

Having breathing-pores at both ends of the body, as certain dipterous larvae.

Angiography of the pulmonary vessels, used to detect pulmonary embolism or less frequently to delineate pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, pulmonary varices, or pulmonary vessel anatomy.

An angiogram is a roentgenographic (X-ray) examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium which produces an angiogram.

The absence of the lungs at birth: "The doctor informed the mother that her baby was born dead because it had apneumia and so it was unable to breath."

An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem.

Radiographic examination of a joint after it has been injected with air.

An apparatus for registering cardiopneumatic movements.

Anchoring a lung to a rib.