insufflate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insufflate /ˈɪnsəfleɪt/
▶verb
- 1 Medicine blow or breathe (vapour, a powdered medicine, etc.) into or through a body cavity.
- 2 Theology breathe on to symbolize spiritual influence.
– derivatives
insufflation noun.
insufflation noun.
– origin C17: from late L. insufflat-, insufflare ‘blow into’.
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