insufflation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of breathing or blowing into or on.
2. (countable, uncountable) The result of breathing or blowing into or on.
3. (countable, uncountable) The ritual breathing onto the water used for baptism.

Synonyms

blowing up

breathing

inflation

sniff

snort

Translations

insufflazione

insuflació

insufflation

insuflación

Etymology

From insufflate + -ion.