EXSUFFLATION

Etymology

Noun

exsufflation (plural exsufflations)

(obsolete) A blast from beneath.

(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.

(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.

Source: Wiktionary

Ex`suf*fla"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.]

1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. (Eccles.)

Definition: A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. Jer. Taylor.

3. (Physiol.)

Definition: A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition