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insufflation

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Insufflation \In`suf*fla"tion\, n. [L. insuffatio: cf. F.
   insuffation. See {In-} in, and {Sufflation}.]
   The act of breathing on or into anything; especially:
   (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament
       of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new
       spiritual life.
   (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into
       any cavity of the body.

Source : WordNet®

insufflation
     n 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
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