INSUFFLATION

[in.suf.fla.tion] n [ME insufflacion, fr. MF insufflation, fr. LL insufflation-, insufflatio, fr. insufflare to blow upon, fr. L in- + sufflare to inflate, fr. sub- + flare to blow--more at blow] (15c): an act or the action of blowing on, into, or in: as a: a Christian ceremonial rite of exorcism performed by breathing on a person b: the act of blowing something (as a gas, powder, or vapor) into a body cavity -- in.suf.flate vt -- in.suf.fla.tor n