Pnea is a medical term that refers to breathing or respiration. It is often used as a suffix in various medical terms to describe different types of breathing patterns or conditions. For example, dyspnea refers to difficult or labored breathing, while apnea refers to the temporary cessation of breathing.
Understanding these terms can help in diagnosing and describing respiratory conditions more accurately. Pnea itself is derived from the Greek word ‘pnoia,’ which means breath or breathing.