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‖ pneumatosis|pnjuːməˈtəʊsɪs, njuː-|
[mod.L., a. Gr. πνευµάτωσις inflation.]
†1. Old Physiol. The supposed production of animal spirits in the brain. Obs.
1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Pneumatosis, the Generation of Animal Spirits, which is performed in the barky Substance of the Brain; the little Arteries there are emptied and the Spirits distill, which after they are come as far as the middle of the Brain, they actuate and invigorate all the Nerves. 1704in Harris Lex. Techn. I. 1706 in Phillips.
2. Path. A morbid accumulation of gas in the bodily cavities or tissues; emphysema.
1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 333 This [cellular inflation] is the pneumatosis of Sauvages and Cullen. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Pneumatosis, windy swelling;..also termed Emphysema.
Hence pneumatosic |-ˈɒsɪk| a., pertaining to or affected with pneumatosis.
1890in Cent. Dict. |