exsufflation

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exsufflation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Exsufflation \Ex`suf*fla"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.]
     1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. (Eccles.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
        --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. (Physiol.) A strongly forced expiration of air from the
        lungs.
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