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词根词缀:a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀:pneo-, -pnea, -pneic, -pnoea, -pnoeic, -pneo

【来源及含义】Greek: air, wind; breathing

【相关词根词缀】 Word units related to breath and breathe: hal-; pneumato-; pneumo-; psych-; spiro. Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind": aello-; aeolo-; aero-; anemo-; atmo-; austro-; flat-, flatu-; phys-; pneumato-; turb-; vent-; zephyro-.

【同源单词】apnea, apneic, apneusis, bradypnea, dyspneic, eupnea