INSUFFLATION

insufflation

(noun) an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

insufflation

(noun) (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

insufflation (countable and uncountable, plural insufflations)

The action of breathing or blowing into or on.

The result of breathing or blowing into or on.

The ritual breathing onto the water used for baptism

Source: Wiktionary


In`suf*fla"tion, n. Etym: [L. insuffatio: cf. F. insuffation. See In- in, and Sufflation.]

Definition: The act of breathing on or into anything; especially: (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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