'Exsufflation' definitions:

Definition of 'Exsufflation'

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  • Exsufflation \Ex`suf*fla"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.]
  • 1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Eccles.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Physiol.) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. [1913 Webster]

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