pneumology

pneumology
A rarely used term for the study of diseases of the lung and air passages. [G. pneuma, lung, + logos, study]

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pneu·mol·o·gy n(y)ü-'mäl-ə-jē n, pl -gies PULMONOLOGY

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pneu·mol·o·gy (noo-molґə-je) [pneumo- + -logy] the study of disease of the air passages.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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