-pnea

English Alternative forms en -pnoea UK Etymology en ine-pro *pnew- Representing grc -πνοια, the common terminal element of the en grc ἄπνοια apnea, grc δύσπνοια dyspnea, grc εὔπνοια eupnea, grc ὀρθόπνοια orthopnea, etc, from grc πνέω I blow and grc πνοή breath, breathing. Pronunciation When the stress falls on the suffix, -pnēʹə RP, that is, en /-ˈpniːə/; when the stress falls on the preceding combining form, the /i/ is unstressed (as the y in happy) and the p is usually expressed but sometimes silent; see the full workup of the variants at Wikipedia > Shortness of breath > Etymology and pronunciation. Suffix en physiology en breathing, en respiration Derived terms en Anagrams en aenp neap NEPA Pena NAPE pena pané nape pean pane