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insufflate
[in-suhf-leyt, in-suh-fleyt]
verb (used with object)
to blow or breathe (something) in.
Medicine/Medical.to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body.
Ecclesiastical.to breathe upon, especially upon one being baptized or upon the water of baptism.
insufflate
/ ˈɪԲʌˌڱɪ /
verb
(tr) to breathe or blow (something) into (a room, area, etc)
med to blow (air, medicated powder, etc) into the lungs or into a body cavity
(tr) to breathe or blow upon (someone or something) as a ritual or sacramental act, esp so as to symbolize the influence of the Holy Spirit
Other Word Forms
- insufflation noun
- insufflator noun
- ˌԲܴˈڱپDz noun
- ˈԲܴˌڱٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of insufflate1
Example Sentences
I insufflated—snorted—a miniscule amount of 2C-I and saw the ceiling tiles in my friend’s basement swarm with ants.
Not wholly insufflated the blackbirds in the rain upon the dead topbranches of the living tree, stuck fast to the low clouds, notate the dawn.
If the trachea is not immediately opened, artificial respiration instituted, and oxygen insufflated, the patient dies on the table.
For bronchoscopy, ether or chloroform may be started in the usual way and continued by insufflating through the branch tube of the bronchoscope by means of the apparatus shown in Fig.
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