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inflation
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inflation /in·fla·tion/ (in-fla´shun) distention, or the act of distending, with air, gas, or fluid.
in·fla·tion (n-flshn)
n.
1. Distention with a fluid or gas.
2. The act of distending an organ or body part with a fluid or gas.

inflation (inflā´shn),
n the act of distending with air or a gas.

inflation

carcass inflation
pumping of air under the skin of a carcass of sheep or cattle to facilitate skinning. Universally discouraged, mostly forbidden for meat for human consumption.

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