insufflation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
Types & categories
- blowing hypernym
Related & opposite
- insufflate derivation
- medicine domain topic
Sense 2 noun
an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
Related & opposite
- insufflate derivation
- insufflate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | blowing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |