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Definitions for: Insufflation [n] an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
[n] (medical) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
See Also: blow, blowing, puff
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