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insufflation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insufflation \In`suf*fla"tion\, n. [L. insuffatio: cf F. insuffation. See {In-} in and {Sufflation}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insufflation n 1: (medical) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity) 2: an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
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