Etymology

pulmonology

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Today it means: The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléwmō
  3. Proto-Italic*plumō
  4. Latinpulmō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. English todaypulmonology

From Latin pulmō + English -logy.

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