insufflation

Definition of Insufflation in English :

1. insufflation

(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)

2. insufflation

an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insufflation

verb

1. (transitive)

to breathe or blow (something) into (a room, area, etc)

2. medicine

to blow (air, medicated powder, etc) into the lungs or into a body cavity

3. (transitive)

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

verb transitiveWord forms: inˈsufˌflated or inˈsufˌflating

1.

to blow or breathe into or on

2. Medicine

to blow (a powder, vapor, air, etc.) into a cavity of the body

n.

1. The act or an instance of insufflating.

2. Ecclesiastical A ritual act of breathing on baptismal water or on the one being baptized.