apneumatic

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ pneumatic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăpnyo͞omăʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /æpnjuːˈmætɪk/

Adjective

apneumatic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.

   an apneumatic lung

   an apneumatic operation

2. (rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Apneumatic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume 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.