insufflation

insufflation

 [in″sŭ-fla´shun]

1. the blowing of a powder, vapor, or gas into a body cavity.

2. a drug administered by this method, especially a powder or aerosol carried into the respiratory passages.

perirenal insufflation injection of air around the kidney for radiologic examination of the adrenal glands.

tracheal gas insufflation continuous insufflation of a low flow of fresh gas to the distal endotracheal tube, believed capable of flushing out the anatomical dead space and thus reducing Paco₂.

tubal insufflation Rubin's test.

in·suf·fla·tion

(in'sŭf-lā'shŭn),

1. The act or process of insufflating.

2. Synonym(s): inhalant (4)

insufflation

(ĭn′sə-flā′shən)

n.

1. The act or an instance of insufflating.

2. Ecclesiastical A ritual act of breathing on baptismal water or on the one being baptized.

insufflation

Laparoscopy The process of injecting gas–room air, CO₂, or NO₂ via a machine into the abdominal cavity to create a tent to allow for the safe placement of trocars, visualization of the operative field, and manipulation of instruments used during the procedure. See Laparoscopic surgery.

in·suf·fla·tion

(in'sŭ-flā'shŭn)

1. The act or process of insufflating.

2. Synonym(s): inhalant (3) .

in·suf·fla·tion

(in'sŭ-flā'shŭn)

1. The act or process of insufflating.

2. Synonym(s): inhalant (3) .