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apneustic

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ap⋅neus⋅tic

  [ap-noo-stik, -nyoo-]
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–adjective Entomology.
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
Origin:
a- 6 + Gk pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equiv. to *pneust(os) (verbid of pneîn to breathe) + -ikos -ic
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Main Entry: ap·neus·tic
Pronunciation: -'n(y)ü-stik
Function: adjective
: relating to, concerned with, or exhibiting apneusis apneustic area in the lower pons —S.W. Jacob & C.A. Francone>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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