Meanings
nounpneumology (countable and uncountable, plural pneumologies)
plural pneumologies · alternative pneumonology
- countableuncountableThe study of the respiratory system and organs.
Synonyms: pulmonology, respiratory medicine, respirology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of the respiratory system and organs.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπνεύμων“lung”
- New Latinpneumologia
- Englishpneumology
From New Latin pneumologia, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, pneumo- + -logy.
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Catalan pneumologia
- pneumologiathe study of the respiratory system and organs
Czech pneumologie
- pneumologiethe study of the respiratory system and organs
French pneumologie
- pneumologiethe study of the respiratory system and organs
German Pneumologie
- Pneumologiethe study of the respiratory system and organs
Italian pneumologia
- pneumologiathe study of the respiratory system and organs
Persian پنومولوژی
- پنومولوژی (penomoloži)the study of the respiratory system and organs
Polish pneumonologia
- pneumonologiathe study of the respiratory system and organs
Portuguese pneumologia
- pneumologiathe study of the respiratory system and organs
Romanian pneumologie
- pneumologiethe study of the respiratory system and organs
Russian пневмоло́гия
- пневмоло́гия (pnevmológija)the study of the respiratory system and organs
Spanish neumología
- neumologíathe study of the respiratory system and organs
Turkish pnömoloji
- pnömolojithe study of the respiratory system and organs
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pneumology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pneumology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumology
MLA
“pneumology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumology.
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