insufflation
/ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/
insufflation noun: the action of breathing or blowing into or on.
Noun
insufflation (countable and uncountable, plural insufflations)
- The action of breathing or blowing into or on.
- From the oracle the sound did come—or at any rate the sense did, a sense all accordant with the insufflation she had just seen working.1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove
- He was the inventor of the procedure for flexible sigmoidoscopy using insufflation (inflating the sigmoid colon with air) that still is practiced today.2004, Daniel B. Silver, Refuge in Hell: How Berlin's Jewish Hospital Outlasted the Nazis, page 83
- The result of breathing or blowing into or on.
- The ritual breathing onto the water used for baptism.
insufflation meaning in Tamil and Urdu
insufflation in Tamil
- உள்ளுதல், நுரையீரல் ஊதல், மூச்சு வழி மருந்து தெளித்தல், மூச்சுகுழாய் வழி மருந்து ஊட்டல்
insufflation in Urdu
- دم کشی, جھاڑ پھونک
Forms of insufflation
| plural | insufflations |
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Origin of insufflation
From insufflate + -ion.
Words formed from insufflation
Questions about insufflation
- What does insufflation mean?
- Insufflation means the action of breathing or blowing into or on.
- What is insufflation in Tamil?
- Insufflation in Tamil is உள்ளுதல், நுரையீரல் ஊதல், மூச்சு வழி மருந்து தெளித்தல். See Insufflation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is insufflation?
- Insufflation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce insufflation?
- Insufflation is pronounced /ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of insufflation?
- The plural of insufflation is insufflations.
Words near insufflation in the dictionary
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