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in·suf·flate (in suf′lāt′, in′sə flāt′)

transitive verb insufflated -·flat′ed, insufflating -·flat′·ing

  1. to blow or breathe into or on
  2. Med. to blow (a powder, vapor, air, etc.) into a cavity of the body

Etymology: < L insufflatus, pp. of insufflare, to blow or breathe into < in-, in + sufflare, to blow from below < sub-, under + flare, to blow

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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