autoinsufflate

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verb

To force air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged; to perform the Valsalva manoeuvre.

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Meanings

verbautoinsufflate (third-person singular simple present autoinsufflates, present participle autoinsufflating, simple past and past participle autoinsufflated)

present singular third person autoinsufflates · participle present autoinsufflating · participle past autoinsufflated · past autoinsufflated

  1. transitiveotolaryngologymedicineTo force air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged; to perform the Valsalva manoeuvre.

Origin

From auto- + insufflate.

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APA

autoinsufflate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinsufflate

MLA

“autoinsufflate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinsufflate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoinsufflate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinsufflate.

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