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insufflation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | blowing |
| Derivation | insufflate |
Examples of insufflation
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Prior to insufflation, cocaine powder must be divided into very fine particles.
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This is mostly done with the small amounts of cocaine remaining on a surface after insufflation.
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The spell concludes with a protracted insufflation.
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A process called inoculation, also known as insufflation or variolation was practiced in India as early as 1000 BC.
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The test requires insertion of a tube in the rectum and insufflation of the abdomen with air or gas while patients are awake.
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That of course, is down to months of rigorous training, including practicing a technique called glossopharyngeal insufflation, or lung packing.
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Additional binders have been added to prevent the grinding of tablets for insufflation or injection, and to maintain OxyContin's extended release characteristics.
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Mortars and pestles are also used as drug paraphernalia to grind up pills to speed up absorption when they are ingested, or in preparation for insufflation.
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- (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
- An act of blowing or breathing on or into something
- In religious and magical practice, insufflation and exsufflation are ritual acts of blowing, breathing, hissing, or puffing that signify variously expulsion or renunciation of evil or of the devil (the Evil One), or infilling or blessing with good (especially, in religious use, with the Spirit ...
- Insufflation (Latin insufflatio "blowing on" or "into") is the practice of inhaling a substance. Insufflation has limited medical use, but is a common route of administration with many respiratory drugs used to treat conditions in the lungs (asthma or emphysema) and paranasal sinus (allergy).
- (insufflated) Disseminated by blowing
- One of the methods in which one's breath is used to manipulate subtle energies in Taoist thought. This process can be used either for the purpose of healing, as a means of transpowering or for sexual control.
- Also known as 'rescue breaths' or 'ventilations', is the act of mechanically forcing air into a patient's respiratory system. This can be achieved via a number of methods, which will depend on the situation and equipment available. ...
- Inflation of the abdominal cavity using carbon dioxide; performed prior to laparoscopy to give the surgeon space to maneuver surgical equipment.
- Placement of harmless gas such as CO2 inside the abdominal cavity to elevate the abdominal wall, allowing visualization of and access to abdominal/pelvic structures.
