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PNEUMOLOGY
Definition of PNEUMOLOGY
noun
The study of the respiratory system and organs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin pneumologia, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, pneumo- + -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PNEUMOLOGY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PNEUMOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 156, 23 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 156, 23 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PNEUMOLOGY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGLMNOOPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PNEUMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PNEUMOLOGY?
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