insufflate
/ˈɪnsəfleɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- Medicine blow (air, gas, or powder) into a cavity of the body【医】把(空气, 气体, 粉末)吹入体腔。
1.1
- blow something into (a part of the body) in this way吹入, 喷注(身体部位)。
2
- Theology blow or breathe on (someone) to symbolize spiritual influence【神学】对…吹气(象征神灵的感化)。
派生词
insufflation
noun词源
late 17th cent.: from late Latin insufflat- 'blown into', from the verb insufflare, from in- 'into' + sufflare 'blow' (from sub- 'from below' + flare 'to blow'). Sense 2 dates from the early 20th cent.