The combining form pneum/o- means ________
A) "air; lung"
B) "breathe"
C) "infection"
D) "pneumonia"
A
Explanation: A) Correct!
B) Spir/o- means "breathe; coil."
C) The suffix -itis means "infection of; inflammation of."
D) There are no word parts that mean "pneumonia."
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