insufflation

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insufflation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

insufflation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  insufflation
      n 1: (medicine) 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