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1. A lesion occupied with air and existing in bone: Pneumatocysts are found in the ilium, the spinal vertebra, or in the sacrum.
2. The air-bladder of particular aquatic plants: The floats of seaweeds are called pneumatocysts and contain carbon dioxide or oxygen.
2. The air-bladder of particular aquatic plants: The floats of seaweeds are called pneumatocysts and contain carbon dioxide or oxygen.
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cysto-, cyst-, cysti-, cystido-
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pneumato-, pneumat-
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(Greek: sac or bladder which contains fluid [or gas, as in pneumatocyst]; urinary bladder)