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Exsufflation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(n.)
A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
(n.)
A blast from beneath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA blast from beneath.
exsufflation
\ex`suf*fla"tion\ (?), n. [cf. ll. exsufflatio.]
1. a blast from beneath. [obs.]
2. (eccles.) a kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. taylor.
3. (physiol.) a strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
Exsufflation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Exsufflation is a strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. Airway secretions can be cleared with manual and mechanical exsufflation. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation devices (also known as In-Exsufflator, Cofflator, and cough machine) alternate positive and negative airway pressure to stimulate cough. It is typically used in patients with neuromuscular disorders and sleep apnea.[1] After certain surgical procedures, the gases (such as carbon dioxide) used to expand body cavities are mechanically or manually exsufflated.
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