INSUFFLATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insufflation mean? 

• INSUFFLATION (noun)
  The noun INSUFFLATION has 2 senses:

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

2. an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

  Familiarity information: INSUFFLATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSUFFLATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("insufflation" is a kind of...):

blowing (processing that involves blowing a gas)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

insufflate (treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An act of blowing or breathing on or into something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("insufflation" is a kind of...):

blow; puff (forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth)

Derivation:

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)

 Context examples 

Endotracheal administration must be followed by hyper-insufflation of the lungs to promote optimal drug absorption.

(Endotracheal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)