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insufflate, v.|ˈɪnsʌfleɪt|
[f. L. insufflāt-, ppl. stem of insufflāre (post-cl.), f. in- (in-2) + sufflāre to blow upon. Cf. F. insuffler (14–15th c.).]
1. trans. To blow or breathe in.
1657–83Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) II. 5 He..infusing or insufflating..a rational soul, capable of immortality.
b. spec. To breathe upon catechumens, or on the water of baptism: see next 1 b.
2. Med. To blow (air, gas, etc.) into some opening or cavity of the body; to treat by insufflation.
1670H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 95 Bartholin evidenced the same thing by a pair of bellows, or tube and winde insufflated. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 682 The most convenient plan is first to insufflate the nose with iodoform. |