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insufflation|ɪnsʌˈfleɪʃən|
[ad. L. insufflātiōn-em (post-class.), n. of action f. insufflāre: see prec. Cf. F. insufflation (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).]
1. The action of blowing or breathing on or into.
1621Ainsworth Annot. Pentat., Gen. ii. 7 This showeth man's spirit not to be of the earth..but of nothing, by the insufflation of God. a1726W. Reeves Serm. (1729) 346 Christ by His second insufflation reinspired the same Spirit, when breathing on His Apostles, He said, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. Notes 365 The immediate insufflation, if I may so use the term, of the Deity.
b. spec. Blowing or breathing upon a person or thing to symbolize the influence of the Holy Spirit and the expulsion of evil spirits; a rite of exorcism used in the Roman, Greek, and some other churches.
1580Fulke Retentive True Faith 168 Insufflations, that is blowing vpon. 1647Jer. Taylor Lib. Proph. v. 87 The custom of exorcisme and insufflation. 1660Z. Crofton Fasten. Peter's Fetters 59 Putting Cream and Honey into the mouth of the baptized; insufflation, and spitting at the Devil and the World. 1706tr. Dupin's Eccl. Hist. 16th C. II. v. 47 Then he [Cassander] undertakes to justify Exorcism and Insufflation, as well as the Renunciation, and the Profession of Faith, and the other Ceremonies of Baptism. 1839J. H. Newman Ess. I. Prosp. Angl. Ch. 284 Insufflations and stoles with crosses on them complete their notion of the ancient religion. 1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. I. 2022 Exorcism, accompanied by breathing upon the baptismal waters (insufflation).
2. The blowing or breathing (of something) in; in Med. the blowing of air, etc. into the lungs, or of gas, vapour, or powder into or on some part of the body.
1823Crabb Technol. Dict., Insufflation (Med.), the blowing into any cavity. 1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 1046/2 Insufflation in the dead body is not the movement of inspiration in the living subject. 1876Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 4 By the method of insufflation solid medicinal agents in a finely-divided state are applied to various parts of the respiratory tract. 1887J. W. Burgon in Fortn. Rev. Apr. 593 With the insufflation of his soul, Adam received also the grace of the Holy Spirit. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 681 The insufflation of iodoform..has given good results. 1898Ibid. V. 198 Violent inspiratory efforts..and..consequent insufflation of infective secretion into healthy lung.
3. The condition of being inflated or distended with air.
1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 244 The names acute emphysema and insufflation are given to a dilatation of the air-cells frequently met with in the lungs of those who have suffered from severe dyspnœa during the last days or hours of life. 1877Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 171 The lungs are in many cases the seat of acute insufflation. |