See Also: aeroemphysema(medicine)

petalite (iou) and aeroemphysema (medicine)


petalite (iou)



petalite noun. E19.
[from Greek petalon leaf + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A lithium aluminosilicate, occurring as whitish or greyish masses with a leaflike cleavage and used in some ceramics.

aeroemphysema (medicine)


aeroemphysema


An obsolete term for decompression sickness.