单词 | insufflate |
释义 | insufflatev. 1. a. transitive. To blow or breathe in. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [verb (transitive)] > breathe (to give life) anbloweOE inspirea1382 insufflatea1706 a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) II. viii. 5 He..infusing or insufflating..a rational soul, capable of immortality. b. spec. To breathe upon catechumens, or on the water of baptism: see insufflation n. 1b. 2. Medicine. To blow (air, gas, etc.) into some opening or cavity of the body; to treat by insufflation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by gas, air, or fumes > treat by gas, air, or fumes [verb (transitive)] > introduce gas or air to body insufflate1670 1670 H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 95 Bartholin evidenced the same thing by a pair of bellows, or tube and winde insufflated. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 682 The most convenient plan is first to insufflate the nose with iodoform. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1670 |
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