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The correct spelling is insufflate.
How to pronounce insufflate
verb
IPA: /ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/
Say it like: Ins-uff-lat-e
The correct spelling is insufflate. To breathe or blow into or on. For example: "2001: Cocaine is usually taken by insufflating the white powdered cocaine sulphate into the nose, which leads to rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 98)"
Usage Examples
“2001: Cocaine is usually taken by insufflating the white powdered cocaine sulphate into the nose, which leads to rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 98)”
Definition
verb
- 1.To breathe or blow into or on.
- 2.To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
- 3.To inhale (a powder etc.).
- 4.To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
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