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English
Etymology
From a- + pneumatic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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
- 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.