insufflate
IPA: ɪnsˈʌfɫˈeɪt
verb
- (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
- (transitive, medicine) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
- (transitive, medicine) To inhale (a powder etc.).
- (transitive, ecclesiastical) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
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Examples of "insufflate" in Sentences
- Insufflate means to blow, as in blowing up a balloon.
- A bellows is used to insufflate air to distend the rectum.
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