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Exsufflation

//ˌɛksəˈfleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A blast from beneath. obsolete

    "The next is when it will fly upwards over the helm by a kind of exsufflation without vapouring"

  2. 2
    A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. obsolete

    "the Ceremony of Exsufflation, for ejecting of the Devil"

  3. 3
    A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. obsolete

Etymology

Compare Latin exsufflātiō, from exsufflō.

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