PHYSOCELE
\fˈa͡ɪsə͡ʊsə͡l], \fˈaɪsəʊsəl], \f_ˈaɪ_s_əʊ_s_əl]\
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1. A gas tumor, a circumscribed swelling due to the presence of gas. 2. A hermal sac distended with gas.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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Tetraneumona
- A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders (Mygale) and trapdoor spiders. See Mygale.