Exsufflation
/ˌɛksəˈfleɪʃən/
EN
The action of breathing out or expelling air from the lungs or a body cavity; in medicine, the forced removal of gas or fluid from a body space via suction.
The surgeon performed exsufflation to remove excess fluid from the patient's abdominal cavity.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin word exsufflātiō, meaning 'a blowing out', from the verb exsufflāre (ex- 'out' + sufflāre 'to blow'). It entered English in the early 17th century.
Translations
简体中文
呼气,排气,鼓出法
繁體中文
呼氣,排氣,鼓出法
日本語
呼気,排気
한국어
호기,배기
Deutsch
Español
exsuflición
Português
exsuficação
Français
exsufflation
Català
exsulflació
Tiếng Việt
sự thở ra
Collocations
manual exsufflationlung exsufflationabdominal exsufflation
Synonyms
expirationexhalationblowing out
Antonyms
inhalationinspirationinsufflation
Related Words
ventilationsuctionrespiration