See Also: pneumoskeleton(medicine)

wap(2) (iou) and pneumoskeleton (medicine)


wap(2) (iou)



wap noun2. Scot. & dial. M16.
[Prob. from WAP verb2.]
A turn of a string wrapped round something. rare. M16.
A bundle of straw or hay. E19.

pneumoskeleton (medicine)


pneumoskeleton
<zoology> A chitinous structure which supports the gill in some invertebrates.

Origin: Pneumo- + skeleton.

Source: Websters Dictionary