Insufflation

Insufflation , noun

[Latin insuffatio: compare French insuffation. See In- in, and Sufflation.]

(Roman Catholic Church) The act of breathing on or into anything

(a)

(Roman Catholic Church) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life.

(b)

(Roman Catholic Church) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.