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insufflation

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in·suf·fla·tion  (ns-flshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of insufflating.
2. Ecclesiastical A ritual act of breathing on baptismal water or on the one being baptized.
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Noun1.insufflation - (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
blowing - processing that involves blowing a gas
2.insufflation - an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
blow, puff - forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
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0-mm working channel allows for irrigation, air insufflation, biopsy, and therapeutic manipulations and procedures.
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This product line consists of virtual colonoscopy hardware, software, nutritional prep kits and bowel cleaners, tagging agents and a carbon dioxide colon insufflation system.
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The scope must also be equipped with an air insufflation port and an irrigation port.
Office procedures for the esophagus by Belafsky, Peter C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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