Definition of insufflation Insufflation
in•suf•fla•tion
We found 9 definitions of insufflation from 4 different sources.
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What does insufflation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: insufflations |
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| insufflation - an act of blowing or breathing on or into something | ||
| blow, puff forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" | ||
| insufflation - (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity) | ||
| blowing processing that involves blowing a gas | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insufflation (n.)
The act of breathing on or into anything - insufflation (n.)
The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. - insufflation (n.)
The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.
Part of speech
🔤- insufflation, noun, singular of insufflations.
