[in-suhf-leyt, in-suh-fleyt] 
| 1. | to blow or breathe (something) in. |
| 2. | Medicine/Medical. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body. |
| 3. | Ecclesiastical. to breathe upon, esp. upon one being baptized or upon the water of baptism. |
| in·suf·flate (ĭn'sə-flāt', ĭn-sŭf'lāt') tr.v. in·suf·flat·ed, in·suf·flat·ing, in·suf·flates
[Latin īnsufflāre, īnsufflāt- : in-, into; see in-2 + sufflāre, to inflate; see soufflé.] in'suf·fla'tor n. |
insufflate in·suf·flate (ĭn'sə-flāt', ĭn-sŭf'lāt')
v. in·suf·flat·ed, in·suf·flat·ing, in·suf·flates
To blow into, especially to fill the lungs of an asphyxiated person with air, or to blow a medicated vapor, powder, or anesthetic into the lungs, or into any cavity or orifice of the body
To treat by blowing a medicated powder, gas, or vapor into a bodily cavity.
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