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Insufflation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Insufflations
possessive
Insufflation's
pluralpossessive
Insufflations'