Webster's Dictionary 1913

5590

Pneumatologist

Pneu′ma‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. pneumatologiste.] One versed in pneumatology.

5591

Pneumatology

Pneu′ma‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Pneumato- + -logy: cf. F. pneumatologie.] 1. The doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic fluids. See Pneumatics, 1.2. (Philos. & Theol.) T...

5592

Pneumatometer

Pneu′ma‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. [Pneumato- + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by the lungs in respiration.

5593

Pneumatometry

Pneu′ma‐tom″e‐try (?), n. See Spirometry.

5594

Pneumatophore

Pneu‐mat″o‐phore (?), n. [Pneumato- + Gr. φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) One of the Pneumonophora.

5595

Pneumatothorax

Pneu′ma‐to‐tho″rax (?), n. [Pneumato- + thorax.] (Med.) See Pneumothorax.

5596

Pneumo-

Pneu″mo– (?). A combining form from Gr. πνεύμων, πνεύμονοσ, a lung; as, pneumogastric, pneumology.

5597

Pneumococcus

Pneu′mo‐coc″cus (?), n. [See Pneumo-, and Coccus.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the c...

5598

Pneumogastric

Pneu′mo‐gas″tric (?), a. [Pneumo- + gastric.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. — n. The pneumogastric nerve.Pneumogastric nerve(Anat.), one of the tenth pa...

5599

Pneumograph

Pneu″mo‐graph (?), n. Same as Pneumatograph.

5600

Pneumography

Pneu‐mog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Pneumo- + -graphy.] A description of the lungs. Dunglison.

5601

Pneumology

Pneu‐mol″o‐gy (?), n. [Pneumo- + -logy.] (Anat.) The science which treats of the lungs.

5602

Pneumometer

Pneu‐mom″e‐ter (?), n. [Pneumo- + -meter.] (Physiol.) A spirometer.

5603

Pneumometry

Pneu‐mom″e‐try (?), n. Measurement of the capacity of the lungs for air. Dunglison.

5604

Pneumonia

Pneu‐mo″ni‐a (nū̍‐mō″nĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πνευμονία, fr. πνεύμων, pl. πνεύμονεσ the lungs, also, πλεύμων, which is perh. the original form. Cf. Pneumatio, Pulmonary.] (Med.) ...

5605

Pneumonic

Pneu‐mon″ic (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. pneumonique.] (a) Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic. (b) Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms.

5606

Pneumonic (2)

Pneu‐mon″ic, n.(Med.) A medicine for affections of the lungs.

5607

Pneumonitic

Pneu′mo‐nit″ic (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to pneumonitis.

5608

Pneumonitis

‖Pneu′mo‐ni″tis (?), n. [NL. See Pneumo-, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lungs; pneumonia.

5609

Pneumonometer

Pneu′mo‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [See Pneumo-, and -meter.] (Physiol.) A spirometer; a pneumometer.

5610

Pneumonophora

‖Pneu′mo‐noph″o‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a lung + φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) The division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and allied genera; — called also Pneuma...

5611

Pneumony

Pneu″mo‐ny (?), n. [Cf. F. pneumonie.] See Pneumonia.

5612

Pneumoötoka

‖Pneu′mo‐öt″o‐ka (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pneumo-, and Oöticoid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Sauropsida.

5613

Pneumophora

‖Pneu‐moph″o‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pneumonophora.] (Zoöl.)(Zoöl.) A division of holothurians having an internal gill, or respiratory tree.

5614

Pneumoskeleton

Pneu′mo‐skel″e‐ton (?), n. [Pneumo- + skeleton.] (Zoöl.) A chitinous structure which supports the gill in some invertebrates.

5615

Pneumotherapy

Pneu′mo‐ther″a‐py (?), n. [Gr. � air + therapy.] (Med.) The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air.

5616

Pneumothorax

Pneu′mo‐tho″rax (?), n. [Gr. � air + E. thorax.] (Med.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; — called also pneumatothorax.