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Pnea Pneo Pneogaster Pneomogram Pneumatic Pneumatism Pneumatosis Pneumococcus Pneumonia
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ PNEA         or         note APNEA = NOT RESPIRING
~ PNEO         gr PNEIN = BREATHE BREATH BREATHING
!!             as in RESP RESPIRATORY EXPIRATORY
               note APNEA = LACK OF RESPIRATION
               PNE  PNEUMA  PNEUMO  PNEUS  PNIG  PNO
               are word components used to imply
               BREATH  BREATHE  WIND  AIR  BLOWING
               CHOKE  SUFFOCATE  etc
~ PNEOGASTER   biol> RESPIRATORY TRACT OF AN EMBRYO
~ PNEOMOGRAM   med> or SPIROGRAM or RESPIRATORY GRAPH
                    TO REPRESENTS BREATHING
~ PNEUMATIC    relates to AIR  BREATHING
               may imply MECHANISMS CONTROLLED BY GAS
               sp NEUMATICO = INFLATABLE AUTOMOBILE "TIRE"
~ PNEUMATISM   hx> sc> BELIEF attr to EMPEDOCLES [#] OF ACRAGAS
                       HOLDING THAT BLOOD WAS THE SOURCE OF
               BODY HEAT
~ PNEUMATOSIS   biol> med> ABNORMAL PRESENCE OF GAS IN
                           UNUSUAL BODY SITES
~ PNEUMOCOCCUS  biol> BACTERIA PRONE TO INFECT LUNGS or
                      CAUSE PNEUMONIA
~ PNEUMONIA     biol> med> PNEUMONITIS or INFLAMMATION
                           CAUSING CONSOLIDATION OF LUNG
  OR PULMONARY TISSUES     see> LUNG  LIGHT  EAST  LEVANT
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