| NOUN | process | insufflation | (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity) |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | insufflation | an act of blowing / blowing / blowing / blowing / blowing or breathing on or into something |
| Meaning | (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity). | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Broader | blowing | Processing that involves blowing a gas |
| Spanish | insuflación | |
| Catalan | insuflació | |
| Verbs | insufflate | treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity |
| Meaning | An act of blowing / blowing / blowing / blowing / blowing or breathing on or into something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth |
| Spanish | insuflación | |
| Catalan | insuflació | |
| Verbs | insufflate | blow or breathe hard on or into |
| insufflate | breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit | |
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