insufflation
noun
in·suf·fla·tion ˌin(t)-sə-ˈflā-shən 
in-ˈsə-ˌflā-
: an act or the action of blowing on, into, or in: such as
a
: a Christian ceremonial rite of exorcism performed by breathing on a person
b
medicine : the act of blowing something (such as a drug in powdered form) into a body cavity
specifically : the introduction of a flow of gas into a body cavity
abdominal insufflation with carbon dioxide
insufflate
ˈin(t)-sə-ˌflāt in-ˈsə-ˌflāt
transitive verb in-ˈsə-ˌflāt insufflator
ˈin(t)-sə-ˌflā-tər in-ˈsə-ˌflā
noun in-ˈsə-ˌflā 
Word History
Etymology
Middle English insufflacion, from Late Latin insufflation-, insufflatio, from insufflare to blow upon, from Latin in- + sufflare to inflate, from sub- + flare to blow — more at blow
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
insufflation
noun
in·suf·fla·tion ˌin(t)-sə-ˈflā-shən, in-ˌsəf-ˈlā-
: the act of blowing something (as a drug in powdered form) into a body cavity
specifically : the introduction of a flow of gas into a body cavity
oxygen for tracheal gas insufflation
abdominal insufflation with carbon dioxide