exsufflation Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ex`suf*fla"tion noun

Etymology

Cf. LL. exsufflatio.

Definitions

1. A blast from beneath. Obs. Bacon.
2. (Eccles.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. Jer. Taylor.
3. (Physiol.) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.