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pneumatocyst

/noo-mat-uh-sist, nyoo-, noo-muh-tuh-, nyoo/US // nʊˈmæt ə sɪst, nyʊ-, ˈnu mə tə-, ˈnyu //

气囊,肺囊,肺孢子囊,肺囊肿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : the cavity of a pneumatophore.
    • : pneumatophore.

Examples

  • Rhizophysa filiformis, pink, with deep red patch surrounding the aperture of the pneumatocyst.

  • In the next stage the air-cavity of the pneumatocyst becomes established within the epiblast.

  • The structure so formed is the rudiment of the pneumatocyst (ep).

  • It has however no communication with the enclosed cavity of the pneumatocyst.