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 ]

n. [ L. insuffatio: cf. F. insuffation. See In- in, and Sufflation. ] The act of breathing on or into anything; especially: (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]