Thesaurus: insufflation

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1. n. The act of breathing on or into anything
2. n. The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life.
3. n. The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.
4. n. (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
5. n. an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
6. The act of breathing on or into anything; especially: (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.
7. The act of breathing on or into anything; especially:(a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament ofbaptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life.(b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into anycavity of the body.
8. n. (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity) n. an act of blowing or breathing on or into something