Etymology

persufflation

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Today it means: The technique of gently streaming oxygenated air through the blood vessels of a chilled organ for the purpose of organ preservation. Full definition →

Latin persufflāre
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  1. Latin · derived frompersufflāre“to blow through or upon”
  2. English todaypersufflation

From Latin persufflāre (“to blow through or upon”).

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