insufflation (redirected from mouth-to-mouth insufflation)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"