pneumatocyst
noun
pneu·ma·to·cyst
ˈn(y)ü-mə-tō-ˌsist
n(y)u̇-ˈma-tə-
1
: the air bladder of certain algae and aquatic plants
… many seaweeds have floats called pneumatocysts, filled with oxygen or carbon dioxide.—Michael Le Page
2
: a benign, usually asymptomatic, gas-filled lesion found in bone especially of the ilium, sacrum, or spinal vertebra
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