insufflate
verb (used with object)
to blow or breathe (something) in.
insufflator
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a word derived from
insufflate.
Example Sentences
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Keyhole surgery requires the use of an insufflator, which uses carbon dioxide to inflate the body cavity wide enough to accommodate surgical implements.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2018
Corporal Kavaalen was going through the dead man's pockets, and Skinner was working on the rifle with an insufflator.
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
He took from his bag a long, registering chemical thermometer and an insufflator or powder-blower.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
The following powder, used every third hour through the insufflator, is also useful in cases of diphtheritic exudation: Rx.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
First he took from it a small insufflator, or powder-blower, with which he blew a cloud of light yellow powder over the table around the remains of the clock.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
