neopulmo

English

Etymology

neo- +‎ Latin pulmō (“lung”)

Noun

neopulmo

1. Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi
   • 2015 December 10, “Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant, Semi-Volant and Semi-Aquatic Birds”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In most birds, the lung is functionally and anatomically subdivided into paleopulmo and neopulmo portions.

Related terms

• paleopulmo