pneo-, -pnea, -pneic, -pnoea, -pnoeic, -pneo (Greek: air, wind; breathing).apnea:
The momentary suspension of breathing or the absence of breathing.
apneic:
Related to or suffering from apnea.
apneusis:
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.
bradypnea:
An abnormal slowness of respiration, specifically a low respiratory frequency.
dyspnea:
Shortness of breath, a subjective difficulty or distress in breathing, usually associated with disease of the heart or lungs; occurs normally during intense physical exertion or at high altitude or because of being over weight; labored breathing.
eupnea:
Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal individual under resting conditions.
hyperpnea:
Breathing that is deeper and more rapid than is normal at rest.
hypopnea:
Breathing that is shallower, and/or slower, than normal.
hypnoapnea:
A temporary suspension of breathing during sleep; also known as sleepapnea.
oligopnea:
Breathing that is shallower, and/or slower, than normal.
orthopnea:
The ability to breathe easily only in an upright or sitting position or discomfort in breathing which is brought on or aggravated by lying down.
pimelorthopnea:
Orthopnea; difficulty breathing in any but the erect posture, due to obesity.
piorthopnea:
Orthopnea; difficulty breathing in any but the erect posture, due to obesity.
platypnea:
Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency (in other words, by lying flat).
pneodynamics:
The mechanics or action of breathing.
pneogaster:
A term for the whole respiratory tract, considered as a specialized portion of the intestinal tract.
pneograph:
An instrument invented by Mortimer Granville for indicating the force and character of expiration by means of a light disk suspended in front of the mouth and connected with a needle that makes an automatic tracing.
pneometer:
Said to be an obsolete term for spirometer (a gasometer used for measuring respiratory gases).
pneometry:
Said to be an obsolete term for
pneoscope:
An instrument for measuring the extent of the respiratory excursions of the chest.
polypnea:
Rapid breathing.
sleepapnea:
The suspension of breathing while sleeping (it may be temporary or even permanent).
tachypnea:
Rapid breathing.
thermopolypnea:
Rapid breathing due to heat.
traumatopnea:
Passage of air in and out through a wound of the chest wall.
trepopnea:
Breathing difficulty occurring while lying down in a particular posture.
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