pneu·ma·to·cyst | \ ˈn(y)ü-mə-tō-ˌsist 
, n(y)u̇-ˈma-tə- \
, n(y)u̇-ˈma-tə- \Definition of pneumatocyst
1 : the air bladder of certain algae and aquatic plants
… many seaweeds have floats called pneumatocysts, filled with oxygen or carbon dioxide.— Michael Le Page
2 : a benign, usually asymptomatic, gas-filled lesion found in bone especially of the ilium, sacrum, or spinal vertebra
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pneumatocyst
nounpneu·ma·to·cyst | \ ˈn(y)ü-mət-ō-ˌsist , n(y)u̇-ˈmat-ə- \
, n(y)u̇-ˈmat-ə- \Medical Definition of pneumatocyst
: a benign, usually asymptomatic, gas-filled lesion found in bone especially of the ilium, sacrum, or spinal vertebra
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The first known use of pneumatocyst was in 1859
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