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insufflation

in·suff·la·tion

US/ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

From insufflate + -ion.

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