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pneumatocyst (s) (noun), pneumatocysts (pl)
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.
This entry is located in the following units: cysto-, cyst-, cysti-, cystido- (page 3) pneumato-, pneumat- (page 1)
(Greek: sac or bladder which contains fluid [or gas, as in pneumatocyst]; urinary bladder)