Category:Exsufflation

Ex`suf*fla"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.]

1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. (Eccles.)

Defn: A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. Jer. Taylor.

3. (Physiol.)

Defn: A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.