Insufflation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Insufflation is a noun meaning The action of breathing or blowing into or on.
Meaning
The action of breathing or blowing into or on.
More Meanings
- The result of breathing or blowing into or on.
- The ritual breathing onto the water used for baptism.
Example Sentences
From the oracle the sound did come—or at any rate the sense did, a sense all accordant with the insufflation she had just seen working.
He was the inventor of the procedure for flexible sigmoidoscopy using insufflation (inflating the sigmoid colon with air) that still is practiced today.
Word Forms
- insufflations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intratracheal, ventilation, indraught, pumping, ingestion, inflater.
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