apneumatic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăpnyo͞omăʹtĭk, IPA(key): /æpnjuːˈmætɪk/
Adjective edit
apneumatic (not comparable)
- (medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
- an apneumatic lung
- an apneumatic operation
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
References edit
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Apneumatic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 386.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “apneumatic, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.