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Webster 1913 Edition
Exsufflation
Exˊsuf-fla′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. LL.
exsufflatio
.] 1.
A blast from beneath.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
(Eccles.)
A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
Jer. Taylor.
3.
(Physiol.)
A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exsufflation
EXSUFFLA'TION
,Noun.
1.
A blowing or blast from beneath. [Little used.]2.
A kind of exorcism.Definition 2024
exsufflation
exsufflation
English
Noun
exsufflation (plural exsufflations)
- (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
- (biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.