1. Relating to air or gas, or to a structure filled with air. 2. Relating to respiration. [G. pneumatikos]
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a) moved or worked by air pressure
b) adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air
c) having air-filled cavities <\pneumatic bone>
pneu·mat·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
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pneu·mat·ic (noo-matґik) [Gr. pneuma, gen. pneumatos, air, breath] 1. pertaining to air. 2. respiratory.Medical dictionary. 2011.