Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulmonology

/ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
pul-monolo-gy
IPA
/ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pulmō Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pulmonology From Latin pulmō + English -logy.

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Synonyms

pneumology respiratory medicine respirology

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Questions

How do you pronounce pulmonology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/.
What does pulmonology mean?
The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.
Where does pulmonology come from?
Etymology tree Latin pulmō Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pulmonology From Latin pulmō + English -logy.

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