Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoinsufflate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-toin-suf-flate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From auto- + insufflate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

autoinsufflates (present, singular) autoinsufflating (participle, present) autoinsufflated (participle, past) autoinsufflated (past)

Derived Forms

autoinsufflation

Questions

What does autoinsufflate mean?
To force air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged; to perform the Valsalva manoeuvre.
Where does autoinsufflate come from?
From auto- + insufflate.

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